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Puccinelli, Raymond,
Portrait male -- Marconi, Guglielmo
Occupation -- Science
Ethnic -- Italian
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Medallion
Bench
Sculpture
Guglielmo Marconi Memorial Plaque, (sculpture).
Artist:
Puccinelli, Raymond, 1904- , sculptor.
Title:
Guglielmo Marconi Memorial Plaque, (sculpture).
Dates:
1938.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Plaque: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Plaque: approx. D. 3/4 in. x Diam. 30 in.; Base: approx. 91 x 126 1/2 x 38 in.
Inscription:
(Plaque, front:) 1874/ GUGLIELMO MARCONI/ 1937 (Base, front, just below plaque:) FVLGVRA PRAEVERTENS/VACVAM VOX PERMEAT/AETHRAM (Base, front, just below seat of bench:) TO THE MEMORY OF/GUGLIELMO MARCONI/ERECTED BY POPULAR SUBSCRIPTIONS/INAUGURATED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL-BULLETIN unsigned
Description:
A round plaque containing a profile portrait of inventor Guglielmo Marconi is set in the center of a vertical granite slab with a bench below.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Marconi, Guglielmo -- Bust
Occupation -- Science -- Inventor
Ethnic -- Italian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Medallion
Bench
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Arts Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, California 94102
Located Lombard Street & Telegraph Hill Road, San Francisco, California
References:
Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
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.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS CA000013
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000013
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