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Pine Tree Obelisk, (sculpture). Artist:  Brown, Joan, 1938-1990, sculptor. Title:  Pine Tree Obelisk, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Obelisk: steel and ceramic tiles; Base: concrete and tiles. Dimensions:  Obelisk: approx. H. 12 ft.; Base: approx. H. 1 ft. x Diam. 67 in. Description:  A tall obelisk of colored tiles on steel frame. The obelisk is divided into three sections by bands of blue, yellow, and red tiles. The uppermost section is orange and is decorated with five white birds, possibly seagulls, interspersed around the four sides. The midsection is decorated with a green pine tree, and the lower section is decorated with two red lobsters and two red crabs. The obelisk is placed atop a circular base. Subject:  Landscape -- Tree -- Pine Tree Animal -- Bird -- Gull Animal -- Fish -- Crab Animal -- Fish -- Lobster Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco Obelisk Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Garden Gateway Center, 460 Davis Court, San Francisco, California 94111 Located Sidney Walton Park, Northwestern corner, San Francisco, California References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1992. 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 CA000902   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000902 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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