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 The Sentinel - Richmond, CA Posted by:  saopaulo1
N 37° 55.607 W 122° 23.103
10S E 554044 N 4197869
A statue of a Native American in the Point Richmond area of Richmond, CA.
Waymark Code: WM8EQ3
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2010
Views: 1
The piece is of a full-length, standing figure of a Native American male. He's wearing leggings with a loincloth, boots, cape, a belt slung over his shoulder and chest. Two feathers in his hair. He's holding a bow, that's rests against his body. The whole piece is on a pedestal in the middle of a small park.
The piece replaces an earlier piece of a similar Native American. That piece was scrapped during WWII.
TITLE: The Sentinel
ARTIST(S): St. Maur, Kirk, 1949- , sculptor. Andrews, Todd, 1947- , fabricator.
DATE: Dedicated Oct. 20, 1984.
MEDIUM: Figure: fiberglass bronze mixture with greenish patina; Base: cast stone.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA000514
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Pt. Richmond, Park Place & Washington Avenue, Richmond, California
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None
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