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    Obelisk, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Brown, Joan, 1938-1990, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Obelisk, (sculpture).
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    Medium: 
    Obelisk: multicolored ceramic tiles; Foundation: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Obelisk: approx. 20 x 3 x 3 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    An obelisk form decorated with various patterns set within a plaza area. The lower section of the obelisk has a gold brown border. Above this is a dark blue and white design representing the ocean. A larger section above that contains images of blue and gold dolphins superimposed on smaller, white six-sided tiles. Above this section is golden brown border with two rows of white stylized eagles on a dark blue background.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Dolphin
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
    Obelisk
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Coadministered by Pacific Gateway Properties, 101 Spear Street, Suite 215, San Francisco, California 94105
    Coadministered by Rincon Center Associates, 101 Spear Street, Suite 215, San Francisco, California 94105
    Located Rincon Center, Mission & Spear Streets, Center plaza, San Francisco, California
    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 CA000623
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