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Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Arnautoff, Victor Mikhail 1896-1979  Search this
Subject:
Edison, Thomas Alva  Search this
Medium:
Concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
George Washington High School 32nd & Anza Over main entrance San Francisco California
Date:
1934
Notes:
Ellison, Joan, ed., "A Survey of Art Work in the City and County of San Francisco," San Francisco, CA: Art Commission, City and County of San Francisco, 1975, no. 334.
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:
Relief portrait of Thomas Edison representing "Invention" is installed over the main entrance to the school.
Topic:
Portrait male  Search this
Occupation--Science--Inventor  Search this
Control number:
IAS 88750045
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_364888