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 California Bear - San Jose, CA Posted by:  DougK
N 37° 19.810 W 121° 53.566
10S E 598091 N 4132074
This smooth white granite bear is in front of the Center for Performing Arts in San Jose, California.
Waymark Code: WM7FE5
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2009
Views: 5
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Benny Bufano
was was a California-based Italian American sculptor, best known for his large-scale, usually granite, monuments. His modernist work often featured smoothly rounded animals and relatively simple shapes. (excerpted from Wikipedia)
The California Bear is listed in the Smithsonian Art Inventory Catalog.
A plaque on the side of the bear statue reads:
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CALIFORNIA BEAR
THE METRO A TRUST FUND COMMITTEE
RESPECTFULLY PRESENTS TO THE CITIZENS
OF SAN JOSE THIS BUFANO SCULPTURE
IN MEMORY F THE SPIRT OF OUR
FOUNDING CHAIRMAN, DON GOLDEEN
ANTON F. PETERSON, CHAIRMAN
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| BERNARD A. BERG
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ARTHUR K.LUND
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| CHIP DON GOLDEEN II
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O.W. "MIKE" MITCHELL
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| JOSEPH S. KIRBY
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CLIFFORD W. SWENSON
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BENIAMINO BUFANO
1898 - 1970
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TITLE: California Bear
ARTIST(S): Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano
DATE: 1994
MEDIUM: Sculpture: polished marble aggregate; Base: unpolished marble aggregate
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA000562
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
in front of the Center for Performing Arts in San Jose, California
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None
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