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Brown, Joan,
Gil, Matt,
Abstract
Figure female -- Full length
Performing Arts -- Dance
Performing Arts -- Music
Performing Arts -- Music
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
The Dancing Musicians and the Dancer, (sculpture).
Artist:
Brown, Joan, 1938-1990, sculptor.
Gil, Matt, 1956- , fabricator.
Title:
The Dancing Musicians and the Dancer, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Dancing Figures, (sculpture).
Dates:
1985-1986.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze with green patina.
Dimensions:
3 units. Upper figures: each approx. 12 ft. x 5 ft. 2 in. x 9 in.; Lower figure: approx. H. 5 ft.
Description:
Three abstract relief figures mounted on the side of a building. Two figures are mounted near the top of the building. On the left is a figure of a flute player. The figure is striding forward, its head turned back. It holds a black flute to its mouth. The figure on the right plays a black long-necked lute or stringed instrument. The figure faces the flute player. The third figure is mounted lower on the wall and is a full-length nude female figure of a dancer. She has black hair drawn back in a bun. Her arms are raised towards her proper right and her head is turned to the proper left. Her proper right leg is bent out. The bronze sculptures have a green patina.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure female -- Full length
Performing Arts -- Dance
Performing Arts -- Music -- Flute
Performing Arts -- Music -- Lute
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 Accession Number: 1985.32
Located Parking Garage, 360 Grove Street, San Francisco, California
Remarks:
Nearby plaque: "Joan Brown. American b. 1938. Dancing Figures 1985-1986. Bronze. Collection of the City and County of San Francisco. Commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission for the San Francisco Parking Authority." The sculpture was commissioned in two stages: the two figures with musical instruments were installed first; the dancer was a result of the second phase of the contract. IAS files contain copies of related artist's sketch and related January 1986 San Francisco Arts Commission questionnaire.
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 CA001724
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001724
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