Vanguard - Stanford, CA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The Vanguard is a steel sculpture located on a grassy meadow between the Law School and Meyer Library at Stanford University. The metal surface is finished in a way that makes it look like there are swirly polishing scratches. A plaque placed on the nearby ground reads:

Bruce Beasley United States, b. 1939 Vanguard, 1980 Stainless steel Stanford University Museum of Art Gift of Joann and Julian Ganz, Don and Doris Fisher, and the Anna Bing Foundation, 1993.68

TITLE: Vanguard ARTIST(S): Bruce Beasley (1939- ), sculptor DATE: 1980 MEDIUM: Stainless steel CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 04920002 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: On a grassy meadow between the Law School and Meyer Library, Stanford University DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: No listing of sign text

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