Coadministered by City of Sausalito Department of Public Works 420 Litho Sausalito California 94965
Coadministered by City of Sausalito Office of the City Clerk 420 Litho Sausalito California 94965
Located Plaza Vina del Mar Bridgeway, El Portal & Park Street Sausalito California
Date:
Originals: 1915. Recast 1936
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(On plaque on proper left side of base of proper right elephant:) PLAZA VINA DEL MAR/SAUSALITO, CALIFORNIA/3/5/60/DEDICATED TO/OUR SISTER CITY IN CHILE/THIS PLAQUE PRESENTED BY/THE SAUSALITO LIONS CLUB (On plaque on proper right side of base of proper left elephant:) VINA DEL MAR - CHILE/LA CIUDAD A MERNANA DE SAUSALITO/ABRIL 1982 unsigned
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Summary:
Pair of concrete elephants flank the entrance to a park. The elephants have trimmed tusks and have elaborate blankets draped over their backs. An ornate candelabra rises from the back of each elephant. Each candelabra has a series of nine electric lights. The elephants stand on rectangular pedestals with vertical panels classically decorated with bas-relief carvings. The pedestals stand on low, three-stepped bases.
