The Dinosaurs of Santa Monica, (sculpture)

Object Details

sculptor

LaLanne, Claude 1925-2019

LaLanne, Francois 1927-2008

fabricator

METAFER

Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.

Image on file.

(On plaque on northeast wall:) FRANCOIS LALANNE/CLAUDE LALANNE/The Dinosaurs of Santa Monica, 1989/Stainless steel, copper and foliage/Commissioned by the City of Santa Monica Percent for Art/Program with contributions from the J. H. Snyder Company,/the Miller, Klutznick, Davis, Grey Company, and the Janss/Corporation. A project of the Santa Monica Arts Commission. unsigned

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Summary

Six topiary sculptures are comprised with various plants and ivys which grow in and around the skeletal frames of six dinosaurs. The Igunodon, Triceratops and Stegosaurus are fountains, with water spouting from their mouths. The Igunodon and Apatosaurus contain Star Jasmine, the Diposocus and Stegosaurus contain Persian Ivy, the Dimetrodon contains Red Trumpet Creeper and the Triceratops contains English Ivy.

1989

Control number

IAS CA001892

Type

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures-Fountain

Sculptures

Medium

Stainless steel, copper and plant materials

Owner/Location

Administered by City of Santa Monica Arts Department 1685 Main Street, Room 106 Santa Monica California 90401

Located Third Street Promenade between Broadway & Wilshire Streets Santa Monica California

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Topic

Animal--Other--Dinosaur

Record ID

siris_ari_341472

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