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    		• Fuller, Mary,
     
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    		• McChesney, Robert,
     
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    		• JGO Associates,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Animal -- Tiger
     
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    		• Animal -- Sheep
     
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    		• Animal -- Monkey
     
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    		• Animal -- Rabbit
     
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    		• Animal -- Reptile
     
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    		• Fantasy -- Dragon
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Chinese
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Tot Lot, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Fuller, Mary, 1922- , sculptor.
    McChesney, Robert, sculptor.
    JGO Associates, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Tot Lot, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1983. Dedicated Sept. 20, 1984.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Concrete, glass.
    Dimensions: 
    Overall: approx. 86 in. x 30 ft. 7 in. x 25 ft. 9 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On dragon on right side of sandpit:) Mary Fuller/Robert McChesney (On ram, lower center/right:) Fuller 83 (Plaques on ram and rabbit sculptures indicate these were a gift of the Tamarack Foundation) (Each of the six animal sculptures is inscribed with its generic name in Chinese characters and in English:) TIGER, RAM, MONKEY, RABBIT, DRAGON signed
    Description: 
    Abstract cast concrete children's play equipment, sand box and slide in the shapes of six Chinese Zodiac animals: a tiger, a ram, a monkey, a rabbit, a dragon and a serpent. The sculptures have glass eyes.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Animal -- Tiger
    Animal -- Sheep
    Animal -- Monkey
    Animal -- Rabbit
    Animal -- Reptile -- Snake
    Fantasy -- Dragon
    Ethnic -- Chinese
    Object Type: 
    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 Portsmouth Square, Kearney, between Clay and Washington, San Francisco, California
    Remarks: 
    Four of the animals were commissioned by the city and county of San Francisco's Bureau of Architecture; two were commissioned and donated by the Tamarack Foundation. The installation was a joint project of the Recreation and Park Department, the Art Commission and the city architect's office. The sculpture is part of a playground and is climbed on by children. IAS files contain copies of related articles from San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 21, 1984 and San Francisco Progress, Sept. 26, 1984.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 21, 1984.
    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 CA001720
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