Birds of the Sacramento Valley - Sacramento, CA
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sbcamper
N 38° 41.700 W 121° 35.550
10S E 622402 N 4283871
Most of the art selected for Terminal B, dedicated in 2011, was chosen to reflect the regional aspects of this area. It is at the top of the center escalator, enroute to the post security area. The birds are in silouette embedded into the scape.
Waymark Code: WMF2AM
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/10/2012
Views: 5
The Sacramento Valley is part of the Pacific Flyway. Some of the birds are migratory. Others, such as the Great Blue Heron, are Delta birds. The quail is the California state bird.
Visitors to this airport in past year (2011) are 8.9 million. This is 400,000 more than visit the Louvre in Paris in a year.
The artist's name did not appear with the work.
Specific visit requirements:
The individual bird cut outs are embedded in frames in the manner of quilt making.
Address:
6900 Airport Blvd.
Terminal B, Sacramento International Airport
Sacramento, CA US
95838
Related web site: Not listed
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