Olympic Club 524 Post Street Left side of entrance San Francisco California 94102
Date:
Dedicated 1912
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(On plinth, on front left side in script:) Morelli e Rinaldi (On front of plinth, just below proper right foot, incised letters:) PRESENTED TO THE OLYMPIC CLUB BY/LUDWIG M. HOEFLER/1912 (On side of base:) KRUEGAS signed
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Summary:
An ancient Greek boxer, seen standing, with supporting tree trunk behind him. His proper left arm is raised over his head, his left fist rests atop his head. The figure is nude, except for a fig leaf covering his groin area. He is placed within a niche on the left side of the Olympic Club entrance.
