Great Auk - Washington, DC
Posted by: Metro2
N 38° 53.276 W 077° 01.553
18S E 324291 N 4306291
Located in the Enid A. Haupt Garden near the Smithsonian Castle.
Waymark Code: WMRXXV
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2016
Views: 2
This Garden features five sculptures by Todd McGrain. The series is entitled "The Lost Bird Project". This particular sculpture depicts a Great Auk which went extinct in 1844. The bird is depicted much larger than life-sized and standing upright...similar to a cormorant.
No date for the sculptures is given at the site.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Great Auk
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Todd McGrain
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown
Materials used: bronze
Location: in the Enid A. Haupt Garden near the Smithsonian Castle.
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