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"Not Your Average Abalone" Sculpture 1990, Artist: Benbow Bullock, On Sidewalk Next To Ferry Terminal, Vallejo, California

Three Objects
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Three objects lined the sidewalk in front of the Ferry Terminal. Each was either embedded in, or bolted to the sidewalk. Together they were named, "Not Your Average Abalone."


"Not Your Average Abalone" external link Sculpture external link 1990 external link   •  Painted Steel external link   •  Artist: Benbow Bullock external link   •  Vallejo external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:12:52 Friday 8 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 9 November 2023)   •  © 2023 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_1974
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Artist's Signature
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The artist's signature was welded onto the base of the X O sculpture. It read, "Bullock 90" for Benbow Bullock 1990.


"Not Your Average Abalone" external link Sculpture external link 1990 external link   •  Painted Steel external link   •  Artist: Benbow Bullock external link   •  Vallejo external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:13:35 Friday 8 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 9 November 2023)   •  © 2023 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_1975
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Giant Fork
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One of the three sculptures resembled a giant three-tine fork.


"Not Your Average Abalone" external link Sculpture external link 1990 external link   •  Painted Steel external link   •  Artist: Benbow Bullock external link   •  Vallejo external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:13:48 Friday 8 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 9 November 2023)   •  © 2023 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_1976
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X O
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The center sculpture of the three resembled an O balanced atop an X. It was to the base of this that the signature was welded.


"Not Your Average Abalone" external link Sculpture external link 1990 external link   •  Painted Steel external link   •  Artist: Benbow Bullock external link   •  Vallejo external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:13:55 Friday 8 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 9 November 2023)   •  © 2023 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_1977
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The Sign
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The sculpture, with four upside-down letters L, had the official sign attached to it. That sign read, in part:

Vallejo Art & Architecture Walk
"Not Your Average Abalone" 1990
Artist: Benbow Bullock
Painted Steel


"Not Your Average Abalone" external link Sculpture external link 1990 external link   •  Painted Steel external link   •  Artist: Benbow Bullock external link   •  Vallejo external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:14:04 Friday 8 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 9 November 2023)   •  © 2023 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_1978
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Third Sculpture
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The third sculpture resembled four upside-down capital letters L. The previous official sign was attached to the base of this sculpture.


"Not Your Average Abalone" external link Sculpture external link 1990 external link   •  Painted Steel external link   •  Artist: Benbow Bullock external link   •  Vallejo external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:14:11 Friday 8 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 9 November 2023)   •  © 2023 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_1979
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