Ulysses (sculpture)

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Ulysses
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Ulysses (sculpture)
Artist Alexander Liberman
Year1988 (1988)
Location Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Coordinates 34°3′7″N118°15′13.2″W / 34.05194°N 118.253667°W / 34.05194; -118.253667 Coordinates: 34°3′7″N118°15′13.2″W / 34.05194°N 118.253667°W / 34.05194; -118.253667

Ulysses is a 1988 sculpture by Alexander Liberman, installed outside Los Angeles' Mellon Bank Center, [1] in the U.S. state of California. [2] [3] [4]

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