Pelican - Berkeley, CA
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N 37° 52.235 W 122° 15.487
10S E 565249 N 4191715
A sculpture of a pelican by Anthony Hall on UC Berkeley's campus.
Waymark Code: WM7P4T
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/16/2009
Views: 3
From the inventory: "Bronze sculpture of a large pelican with open beak and outspread wings placed directly on the ground.
Anthony Hall formerly called the Pelican Building. The sculpture, which cost $9,000 was donated by Earle C. Anthony. It served as a symbol for the campus journal "The Pelican," which was published out of the Pelican Building."
TITLE: Pelican
ARTIST(S): Rich, Frances L., 1910- , sculptor.
DATE: 1958. Dedicated May 1958.
MEDIUM: Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA001103
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located University of California, Berkeley, Anthony Hall, Berkeley, California 94720
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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