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    Minneapolis Water Toy Bench, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Sears, Stanton, 1950- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Minneapolis Water Toy Bench, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Water Toy Bench, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned 1987. Dedicated 1988.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Bronze and cast iron.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 1 1/2 x 10 x 3 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    A bench modeled after an inflatable air mattress resting on two lily pad shaped panels supported by decorative legs. Under the bench are portions of an inverted boat in the sidewalk. The legs have three fish figures, a muskie, catfish and sunfish.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Fish -- Muskie
    Animal -- Fish -- Catfish
    Animal -- Fish -- Sunfish
    Architecture -- Boat
    Waterscape -- Sea
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis
    Bench
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Arts Commission, 350 South 5th Street, City Hall, Room 200, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
    Located East side of Hennepin Avenue between 7th & 8th Streets, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by the Minneapolis Arts Commission, the sculpture is one of the winners of a competition for downtown art.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS MN000168
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