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    		• Weissman, Joan,
     
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    		• Moroles, Jesus Bautista,
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Welcome "Les Bears", (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Weissman, Joan, sculptor.
    Moroles, Jesus Bautista, 1950-2015, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Welcome "Les Bears", (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Four Tile Columns, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1993.
    Medium: 
    Pink marble and pastel-colored tiles.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 7 ft. x Diam. 4 ft.
    Inscription: 
    WELCOME "LES BEARS"/NAMES OF PEOPLE/1993 TILES DONE BY JOAN WEISSMAN signed
    Description: 
    Four rectangularly-shaped columns, each with inlaid tiles containing names of people.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Road, N.W., Outer Courtyard, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104
    Remarks: 
    John Weissman did the tile work; Jesus Moroles did the marble work. Sculpture contains names of people "welcoming" nearby sculpture titled, "Les Bears." See also Les Bear (IAS record NM000224). IAS files contain partial transcription of names on sculpture.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994.
    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 NM000289
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