Balanced Arch - Anchorage, Alaska
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N 61° 11.355 W 149° 49.740
6V E 347935 N 6787157
Abstract sculpture as a center piece for a fountain on the campus of the University of Alaska, Anchorage.
Waymark Code: WMBBBP
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2011
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The sculpture has various other names besides its title, "Balanced Arch" including Balanced Arcs, Little Guy Doing Squats, and Little Jumping Jack Dude, among others. The sculpture is by sculptor William Yusaburo Kmura. The sculpture is in a roughly figurative form and is constructed of stainless steel.
TITLE: Balanced Arch
ARTIST(S): William Yusaburo Kmura
DATE: 1981. Relocated 1991.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: stainless steel; Base: concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS AK000204
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
University of Alaska, Anchorage
Anchorage Campus Center
Anchorage, Alaska
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Site indicates the sculpture was moved from an interior fountain to a exterior non-fountain slap. The sculpture is now again the center piece of a fountain this time outdoors.
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