Mountain Lions - Palm Desert CA
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PeterNoG
N 33° 41.982 W 116° 22.545
11S E 557850 N 3729034
This Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculpture is the entrance to the Living Desert on Portola Avenue in Palm Desert, California.
Waymark Code: WMKVGT
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2014
Views: 3
Smithsonian Description:
A pair of mountain lions is installed at the entrance of the Living Desert Reserve. One lion is draped on a wall, looking down at the second lion who is reclining on the ground, head held high in an alert pose.
The Living Desert (
visit link) is a large public desert botanical garden and a zoo that covers 200 developed acres and 1000 acres left in their natural state.
TITLE: Mountain Lions
ARTIST(S): Bjorge, Ken, sculptor. Kalispell Art Castings, founder.
DATE: 1993
MEDIUM: Lions: bronze; Wall: stone.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA001897
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
entrance to the Living Desert
Portola Avenue
Palm Desert, California
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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