Administered by City and County of San Francisco San Francisco Arts Commission 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240 San Francisco California 94102
Located Golden Gate Park John F. Kennedy Drive, Near rose garden San Francisco California
Date:
1926. Dedicated 1962
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(On back of sculpture:) J. Matatka - 1926/Franta Anyz (On front of sculpture:) T.G. MASARYK (On front of base:) THOMAS GARRIGUE/MASARYK/1850-1937/PRESIDENT - LIBERATOR/OF/CZECHOSLOVAKIA/PHILOSOPHER, STATESMAN/HUMANITARIAN signed Founder's mark appears.
New York World's Fair, New York, 1939-1940.
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Summary:
Bronze portrait bust of Thomas Garrigue Masaryk. He has a beard and long moustache. The sculpture rests on a tall marble base.
