The Penguins - San Francisco, CA
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N 37° 47.816 W 122° 23.899
10S E 552971 N 4183454
A sculpture of three penguins by Sidney Walton Square. The piece is by artist Bejamino Bufano.
Waymark Code: WM7MHM
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2009
Views: 5
From the inventory: "Three penguins. One large one stands tall above the other two that are turned facing each other. All three are represented from the torso up.
(On base:) Golden Gate Center/Collection of the Fine Arts/The Penguins/by Beniamino Bufano/Executed by porphyry granite/Acquired by Golden Gateway Center 1967 unsigned"
TITLE: The Penguins
ARTIST(S): Bufano, Beniamino, 1898-1970, sculptor.
DATE: 1967
MEDIUM: Porphyry granite and stainless steel.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA000032
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Golden Gateway Center, Davis Court, at foot of Davis on Jackson, San Francisco, California 94111
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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