Blues Bird
Dublin Core
Title
Blues Bird
Subject
Outdoor sculpture
Description
One of 74 or 108 "birds i view" sculptures from 2003 tourism-promoting exhibition across Prince George's county, sponsored by Prince George's Art Council and Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Musically themed, five-foot-tall painted bird statue placed on campus through generosity of Patsy Mote.
Creator
Coburn, Michelle
Source
Hunter, Makeba Scott. "Arts council, M-NCPPC create 'birds i view' exhibit to boost tourism, profile local artists." Gazette. May 22, 2003. http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2003/200321/entertainment/coverstory/159711-1.html.
UMD Archives. "UMD Off the Beaten Path: Bird's I View." May 5, 2014. https://umdarchives.wordpress.com/2014/05/05/umd-off-the-beaten-path-birds-i-view/.
Related works: Hyattsville Community Development Corp. "Birds-I-View Birds in Hyattsville." http://hycdc.org/the-arts/public-art/birds-i-view-birds-in-hyattsville/.
Format
Painted fiberglass[?]
Coverage
POINT(-8566011.1198703 4720127.7455889)|17|-8565984.8446419|4720140.3793458|osm
Near Parking Lot I by Riggs Alumni Center, 7801 Alumni Dr., and the Clarice Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 8270 Alumni Dr., College Park, MD, 20742
Near Parking Lot I by Riggs Alumni Center, 7801 Alumni Dr., and the Clarice Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 8270 Alumni Dr., College Park, MD, 20742
Citation
Coburn, Michelle, “Blues Bird,” Got Art? Find Art at UMD, accessed December 21, 2024, http://got-art.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/11.