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(Desert Animals and Cactus), (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Svenson, John Edward 1923-  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Palm Desert Community Arts/Art in Public Places 73510 Fred Waring Drive Palm Desert California 92260
Located Home Savings 44-495 Town Center Way Palm Desert California
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
Image on file.
(On lower left:) SVENSON signed
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Summary:
Various desert animals rest on and around a cactus in two similar pieces. One piece has an owl and a quail on the branches and a coyote at the foot of the cactus. The other piece has a rabbit and desert tortoise by the cactus, and three birds who are either flying away from or landing on the branches.
Topic:
Landscape--Desert  Search this
Landscape--Plant--Cactus  Search this
Animal--Rabbit  Search this
Animal--Bird--Owl  Search this
Animal--Bird--Quail  Search this
Animal--Coyote  Search this
Animal--Reptile--Turtle  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA001925
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_341691