Shadows of the Future - Stanford, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
N 37° 25.447 W 122° 10.275
10S E 573328 N 4142245
Shadows of the Future is a smooth black marble sculpture at the NW corner of the Tresidder Union Building at Stanford University.
Waymark Code: WM7KZX
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Shadows of the Future is a smooth black marble sculpture at the NW corner of the Tresidder Union Building at Stanford University. This is a classic Benny Bufano work of simple and smooth marble shaping. It depicts a man and a woman with the man's arm around the woman's back. A plaque on the base reads:


Beniamino Bufano
U.S.A., b. Italy, 1898-1970

Shadows of the Future, 1935
Granite

Leon Liebes Bequest, 1952.506


TITLE: Shadows of the Future

ARTIST(S): Beniamino Bufano (1898-1970), sculptor

DATE: 1935

MEDIUM: Granite

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 04920004

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
NW corner of the Tresidder Union Building, Stanford University


DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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