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Sculptor:
Smith, Anthony J. 1948-  Search this
Founder:
Nordhammer Foundry  Search this
Subject:
Smith, Anthony  Search this
Boedekker, Alfred  Search this
Jones, Anita  Search this
Alden, David D  Search this
Le, Binh  Search this
Trinh, Karen  Search this
Middleton, Frances  Search this
Chhoeun, Yim Bun  Search this
Lasha, Craig  Search this
Phillips, Jennifer  Search this
Kearney, Sarah A  Search this
Livingston, Richard  Search this
Morales, Nelson  Search this
Siers, William H  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete
Culture:
African American  Search this
Arabian  Search this
Vietnamese  Search this
Chinese  Search this
Cambodian  Search this
Indian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City and County of San Francisco San Francisco Arts Commission 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240 San Francisco California 94102
Located Father Boedekker Park Jones Street & Eddy Street San Francisco California
Date:
1985-1986. Copyrighted 1985. Dedicated May 16, 1986
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993.
Image on file.
San Francisco Chronicle, June 14, 1986.
A J Smith (copyright symbol) 1985 (On plaque on top of base:) Anthony Jerome Smith - Sculptor/American, Born 1948/Untitled, 1985-86/Bronze/Collection of the City and County of San Francisco/Commissioned by the San Francisco Art Commission for the Recreation and Park Department signed
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Abstract sculpture of a sphere held up by a pair of large hands. Set in niches around the surface of the sphere are fourteen life masks of people who live in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. The artist's face and the face of Father Boedekker are also included in the sculpture. The bronze sculpture stands on a low, circular concrete base.
Topic:
Figure--Fragment--Arm  Search this
Figure--Head  Search this
Portrait male--Head  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Occupation--Art--Artist  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Clergy  Search this
Portrait female--Head  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Ethnic--Sioux  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA001753
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_341892