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    		• Castanis, Muriel,
     
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    		• Johnson, Philip,
     
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    		• Burgee, John,
     
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    		• Achilles, Stephen,
     
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    		• Kelly, George M.,
     
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    		• Guinee, John,
     
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    		• Spring, Bob,
     
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    		• Modern Art Foundry,
     
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    		• John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson,
     
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    		• Figure group -- Female
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (580 California Street Roof Figures), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Castanis, Muriel, 1926- , sculptor.
    Johnson, Philip, 1906- , architect.
    Burgee, John, architect.
    Achilles, Stephen, architect.
    Kelly, George M., sculptor.
    Guinee, John, assistant.
    Spring, Bob, fabricator.
    Modern Art Foundry, fabricator.
    John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    (580 California Street Roof Figures), (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Five Hundred Eighty California Street Roof Figures), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned March 1982. April 1985.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculptures: fiberglass; Bases: aluminum.
    Dimensions: 
    12 pieces. Each sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 8 ft.; Each base: approx. H. 2 in.
    Description: 
    On each of four sides of building cornice, identical sets of three full-length, female figures. The shrouded faceless figures are seen standing with outstretched arms, dressed in classical robes with flowing sleeves. The figures are a muted grey-white color. The sculptures are placed on the 22nd floor rooftop ledge.
    Subject: 
    Figure group -- Female
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Gerald D. Hines Interests, 580 California Street, San Francisco, Cornice of mansard roof, California 94104
    Remarks: 
    The sculptures were commissioned in March 1982 by architect Philip Johnson. Johnson and John Burgee (of John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson) were the architects. John Guinee (from Gerald D. Hines Interests) was project manager. George Kelly enlarged the sculptures and they were fabricated by Bob Spring at the Modern Art Foundry.
    IAS files contain related articles from The Tribune, Dec. 12, 1984, Section E, pg. E-1, E-5; from San Francisco Downtown (Dec. 1992): pg. 7; and from American Craft, April/May 1985.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993.
    Robertson, David, "Context and Collaboration for Contemporary Art: The Sculptural Program for 580 California Street," (Dickinson College, 1986).
    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 CA000990
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