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 Observatory Bird - San Rafael, CA Posted by:  saopaulo1
N 38° 00.095 W 122° 31.740
10S E 541351 N 4206094
A sculpture of a telescope at a park in San Rafael, CA.
Waymark Code: WM8HW3
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/06/2010
Views: 1
A telescope atop a short concrete base in the center of a circular concrete platform. It's lined with a some concrete benches. The telescope is blue with gold-plated trim. This sculpture is installed at the top of a hill that overlooks the park.
TITLE: Observatory Bird
ARTIST(S): Marioni, Tom, 1937- , sculptor. Whittenkeller, Brian, landscape architect.
DATE: 1989
MEDIUM: Sculpture: painted and gold-plated brass; Base: concrete and earth.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 66150007
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Marin Civic Center, Lagoon Park, end of Armory Drive off of Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, California
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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