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Barr, Roger,
Utilicon,
Abstract
Architecture -- Detail
Arch
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Skygate, (sculpture).
Artist:
Barr, Roger, 1921- , sculptor.
Utilicon, fabricator.
Title:
Skygate, (sculpture).
Dates:
1984-1985.; Dedicated Sept. 17, 1985.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Mirror-polished stainless steel, type 316L, set in concrete footings.
Dimensions:
Approx. 27 ft. x 17 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
Roger Barr (copyright symbol) 1984 - 85 (On outer side of lower west leg:) INSTALATION [sic] BY/TOM D. TOM A. AL B./YVONNE K. D/ J. D signed
Description:
Upright arch culminating in three helix shapes, with a mirror-polished surface reflecting surroundings.
Subject:
Abstract
Architecture -- Detail -- Gate
Object Type:
Arch
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
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 Embarcadero Center, Between 35th & 39th piers, San Francisco, California
Remarks:
Inscription on nearby marker reads: SKYGATE/ROGER BARR/AMERICAN-BORN 1921/DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF/ERIC HOFFER/1903-1983/LONGSHOREMAN - POET - PHILOSOPHER/A GIFT FROM/JOHNSON/& HIGGINS/IN CELEBRATION OF 100 YEARS IN SAN FRANCISCO/COLLECTION OF CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO/[Arts Commission logo].
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1992.
San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 18, 1985, pg. 4.
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 CA000043
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000043
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