|
 Pheena - Berkeley, CA Posted by:  saopaulo1
N 37° 52.768 W 122° 14.819
10S E 566221 N 4192709
A model of a whale outside the Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley's campus.
Waymark Code: WM7P58
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/16/2009
Views: 6
About the sculpture from the inventory: "The sculpture was created by Larry Foster in 1976 or 1977. Valerie Cross provided design assistance; Jacks Sims did the construction. Prior to the sculpture's installation on the University campus in 1987, the sculpture had been used as an educational tool and exhibited at Fort Mason Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco. Visitors climb on the sculpture. Sections of the tail have broken off in the past and been repaired. The 1994 SOS! survey reports that the resin finish on the sculpture was recently redone by the artist."
TITLE: Pheena
ARTIST(S): Foster, Larry, 1934- , sculptor. Cross, Valerie, assistant. Sims, Jack, fabricator. General Whale, fabricator.
DATE: 1976 or 1977. Dedicated 1987.
MEDIUM: Fiberglass, C-flex, and pigmented resin over steel.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 74220001
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Hall of Science, 1 Centennial Drive, Berkeley, California 94720
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The whale sits on a rubber mat.
|
Visit Instructions:
Please give the date of your visit, your impressions of the sculpture, and at least ONE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH. Add any additional information you may have, particularly any personal observations about the condition of the sculpture.
|