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Anderson, Vet,
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Accessory
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Relief
Sculpture
Horseshoe Pitcher, (sculpture).
Artist:
Anderson, Vet, sculptor.
Title:
Horseshoe Pitcher, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. 135 x 133 x 10 in.
Description:
A circular bas-relief set into a hillside containing the figure of a man, dressed in a loose-fitting shirt, pants, and a cap, standing in profile and throwing a horseshoe with his proper right hand.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Object -- Other -- Horseshoe
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City & County of San Francisco, Recreation & Parks Department, McLaren Lodge, Fell & Stanyan Streets, San Francisco, California 94117
Located Golden Gate Park, Overlooking the Horseshoe Courts, San Francisco, California
Remarks:
IAS files contain a related excerpt from Katherine Wilson's "Golden Gate: The Park of a Thousand Vistas," Coldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, 1947, pg. 121-122. The Horseshoe Courts were built in 1934 by the State Relief Administration. The bas-relief is one of two on the cliffs done by "Vet" Anderson, a member of the Horseshoe Club.
References:
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 CA000624
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000624
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