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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Bergman, Miranda,     Drescher, Tim,     Emanuel, Nicole,     Kilolani, Lari,     Pineda, Eduardo,     Morgan, James,     Prigoff, James,     Thiele, Brian,     Patlan, Ray,     Hamilton, Paul,     M.E.T.A.L.,     Metal Fabrication Union Affiliation,     History -- United States     Occupation -- Labor     Cityscape -- California     Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco     Mural     Sculpture

International Longshoreman's and Warehousemen's Union Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Bergman, Miranda, sculptor. Drescher, Tim, sculptor. Emanuel, Nicole, sculptor. Kilolani, Lari, sculptor. Pineda, Eduardo, sculptor. Morgan, James, sculptor. Prigoff, James, sculptor. Thiele, Brian, sculptor. Patlan, Ray, sculptor. Hamilton, Paul, engineer. M.E.T.A.L., fabricator. Metal Fabrication Union Affiliation, fabricator. Title:  International Longshoreman's and Warehousemen's Union Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  I.L.W.U. 1934, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 3, 1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: welded steel, painted; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  3 units. Sculpture: overall approx. 15 x 20 x 9 ft. Description:  Three irregularly shaped sections of welded 3-foot steel painted with murals on both front and back. The murals depict scenes of the San Francisco waterfront strike of 1934, of waterfront labor conditions in the early 1930s and the years since the strike. The sculpture rests on an underground foundation of concrete. Subject:  History -- United States -- California Occupation -- Labor Cityscape -- California -- San Francisco Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco Mural 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 Intersection of Mission Street & Steuart Street, San Francisco, California Remarks:  Cost of the sculpture was $80,000. The sculpture was funded by the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, the mayor's Office of Community Development and other labor organizations and individuals. The sculpture was a collaborative effort between ten artists who formed M.E.T.A.L. (Mural Environmentalists Together in Art Labor). The sculpture is sited at the location where two strike participants were fatally shot on July 5, 1934. IAS files contain copy of related artists' statement and copies of related articles from San Francisco Chronicle, July 2, 1986 and San Francisco Examiner, July 2, 1986. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. San Francisco Chronicle, July 2, 1986. 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 CA001789   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001789 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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