Sculpture: bronze (?), painted and gilded; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Located Cabrillo National Monument 1800 Cabrillo Memorial Drive San Diego California 92106
Date:
1992. Dedicated Aug. 25, 1992
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Diego survey, 1994.
Image on file.
The Reporter San Diego X (Jan. 1994).
Carl Glowienke/July 1992/I made this (Metal plaque on top of base, raised:) Gray Whale, Eschrichtius Robustus, Carl Glowienke, Sculptor 1992 signed
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Summary:
A mother gray whale swimming with her baby. The top of the mother's mouth and fins have barnacles.