Sculpture: crushed black granite or reconstituted granite; Base: polished red granite (?)
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by University of California San Francisco Grounds, Roads, Refuse Department 4th & Parnassus Avenue San Francisco California 94143
Located University of California San Francisco Plaza, 530 Parnassus Avenue San Francisco California
Date:
Dedicated Dec. 16, 1968
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(On bronze plaque on right side of base:) "Bear and Cubs"/in deep appreciation of/the generous gift from/Dr. and Mrs. Meyer Schindler/Beniamino Bufano, Sculptor unsigned
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Summary:
Abstract figure of a mother bear nursing two cubs. She sits with her hind legs straight out in front. The two cubs are side by side and nestled between her legs, facing her. The sculpture sits on a base of polished stone, possibly red granite, which is part of a low wall.
