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Asawa, Ruth,
Halprin, Lawrence,
San Francisco Art Foundry,
United Brass Foundry,
Literature -- Character
Animal -- Amphibian
Animal -- Reptile
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Andrea, (sculpture).
Artist:
Asawa, Ruth, 1926-2013, sculptor.
Halprin, Lawrence, 1916-2009, landscape architect.
San Francisco Art Foundry, founder.
United Brass Foundry, founder.
Title:
Andrea, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Mermaid Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1967-1968.; Installed March 1968.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze statue on a concrete base infilled with cobblestones.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 4 ft. 6 in., Diam. 10 ft. 6 in.; Base (three steps:) approx. H. 2 ft. 2 in., Diam. 28 ft.
Inscription:
(Signature on one of the mermaids) signed
Description:
Group in middle of lighted fountain consisting of two mermaids with outflung hands (one holding a merbaby), a pair of sea tortoises, surrounded by lily pads, and frogs.
Subject:
Literature -- Character -- Mermaid
Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog
Animal -- Reptile -- Turtle
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Owner:
Ghirardelli Square Associates, 900 North Point Street, Central plaza of Ghirardelli Square shopping center, San Francisco, California 94109
Remarks:
Work commissioned by William Roth, owner of Ghirardelli Square. Inscription on nearby marker reads: ANDREA/BY/1967 ASAWA 1968/LEE/SAN FRANCISCO ART FOUNDRY/DE RUYTER COMSTOCK/FOGMAN KNISEL/BRENNEMAN/UNITED BRASS FOUNDRY.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1992.
San Francisco Chronicle, March 26, 1968, pg. 4 and pg. 6.
San Francisco Examiner, March 26, 1968, pg. 16.
San Francisco Examiner, March 31, 1968, Sunday Women Section.
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 CA000042
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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