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Sculptor:
Kriken, Rolf Nord  Search this
Calder, Alexander Stirling 1870-1945 (copy after)  Search this
Founder:
Nordhammer Foundry  Search this
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: marble
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Cushman and Wakefield Property Manager One Sansome Street, Suite 890 San Francisco California 94104
Located CITICORP One Sansome Street San Francisco California 94104
Date:
1983
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1992.
Image on file.
(Sculpture, bottom front:) STERLING [sic] CALDER (Sculpture, bottom back:) MCMXV (Base, top center, on a stainless steel plaque:) THE STAR GIRL/THEME PIECE AND PARAPET ORNAMENT OF THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION/ORIGINALLY CREATED BY A. STERLING [sic] CALDER, N.A. (1870-1945)/SCULPTOR IN CHIEF FOR THE EXPOSITION/BRONZE REPLICA COMMISSIONED BY CITICORP IN 1983 WITH THE CONSENT OF MARGARET CALDER HAYES Founder's mark appears.
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:
Full length female figure standing on top of a sphere. She stretches her arms into a circle over her head. She is wearing long, thin robes and a spiked headdress.
Topic:
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Hat  Search this
Allegory--Place--Extraterrestrial  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA000057
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_310284