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    		• Benjamin, Harry,
     
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    		• Figure -- Fragment
     
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    		• Mythology -- Asian
     
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    		• Religion -- Angel
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Silver City
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Left Foot of Buddha, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Benjamin, Harry, sculptor.
    Title: 
    The Left Foot of Buddha, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1992.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Painted clay tiles and concrete made of shredded paper and Portland cement.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 39 x 52 x 39 in.
    Inscription: 
    Benjamin '92 signed
    Description: 
    The left foot of Buddha colored blue with red painted toe nails. There are handmade tiles on top of the foot which feature various angel forms, and petroglyphs of Mimbreno Indians.
    Subject: 
    Figure -- Fragment -- Foot
    Mythology -- Asian -- Buddha
    Religion -- Angel
    Ethnic -- Indian -- Mimbreno
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Silver City
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Benjamin, Harry, 300 Arizona Street, Silver City, New Mexico 88061
    Remarks: 
    A plaque adjacent to the foot describes the meaning of the tiles. See IAS files for transcription of the plaque.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico 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 NM000018
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