Macchi Bears - Berkeley, California
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Squirreleen
N 37° 52.429 W 122° 15.519
10S E 565200 N 4192074
Pair of lounging bears on the U.C. Berkeley Campus
Waymark Code: WM41VG
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/25/2008
Views: 15
These of bears are known as the Macchi bears as they were donated by Anselmo John Macchi as part of a gift from the class of 1936. The sculptor is Edmund Schulte Beckum. They were originally created in 1915, installed in 1987 and recast in 2001.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Bear
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Edmund Schulte Beckum
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1915
Materials used: Bronze
Location: U.C. Berkeley
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