A Bird in Flight - Aptos, CA
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DougK
N 36° 58.431 W 121° 53.292
10S E 598959 N 4092548
This sculpture is an abstract bird mounted atop a tall, curved steel shaft.
Waymark Code: WMEKPP
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2012
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This sculpture is an abstract bird mounted atop a tall, curved steel shaft in Aptos, California. A plaque on the shaft indicates that this a memorial to a town citizen. It reads:
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IN
MEMORY
OF
THOMAS E. WHALEY
1976
A
DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN
OF THIS COMMUNITY
A
DEDICATED DIRECTOR
OF THE
RIO DEL MAR
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
FROM
HIS MANY FRIENDS
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The sculpture can be seen in Google Street View.
TITLE: A Bird in Flight
ARTIST(S): sculptor: Joseph L. Spencer
DATE: June 1977; Dedicated Oct. 7, 1977
MEDIUM: Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Base: concrete, metal
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA001132
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
On a traffic island at the intersection of Rio del Mar Boulevard and Club House Drive in Aptos, California.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted.
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