Open Books Open Minds - Long Beach, CA
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N 33° 46.961 W 118° 10.420
11S E 391336 N 3738679
This sculpture is located in front of the Mark Twain Branch Public Library at 1401 E. Anaheim St. in Long Beach, CA.
Waymark Code: WMBP3N
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2011
Views: 2
This 2007 sculpture is comprised of three ceramic stacks of oversized children's books. The sculpture is outside the Mark Twain Branch Public Library which focuses on its children's collection.
The three stacks of books are labelled as benches and each has an individual plaque indicating it's sponsor.
The plaque for the sculpture reads:
"Open Books Open Minds
2007
Steve Elicker
Long Beach Redevelopment Agency
City of Long Beach
Arts Council for Long Beach"
Artist: Steve Elicker
Placement Date: 2007
Type of Object: books
Location: in front of the Mark Twain Branch Public Library at 1401 E. Anaheim St. in Long Beach, CA.
Material: ceramic tiles
Title: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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