Gestation III
The sculpture in 2010
ArtistBaile Oakes
Year1990 (1990)
MediumWooden sculpture
LocationSanta Monica, California, U.S.
Coordinates34°01′21″N 118°30′31″W / 34.02257°N 118.50874°W / 34.02257; -118.50874

Gestation III is a 1990 wooden sculpture by Baile Oakes, installed in Santa Monica, California's Palisades Park, in the United States.[1][2] The sculpture measures approximately 10 ft. 7 in. x 11 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. 6, and was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's 'Save Outdoor Sculpture!' program in 1994.[3]

According to the Santa Monica Mirror, the work "aligns visually with the Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice sunset" and "draws a small group to watch the winter solstice sun set".[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bailey Oakes, Gestation III, Palisades Park, Santa Monica". Public Art in LA. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  2. ↑ Marrow, Marva (1988). Inside the L.A. Artist. Peregrine Smith Books. ISBN 978-0-87905-297-3.
  3. ↑ "Gestation III, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Winter Solstice". Santa Monica Mirror. 2009-12-21. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-18.


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