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    		• Tamayo, Rufino,
     
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    		• Colimo, Guillermo,
     
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    		• Gensler & Associates,
     
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    		• Forrell/Elsesser Engineers,
     
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    		• Anco Iron & Construction Company,
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Conquest of Space, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Tamayo, Rufino, 1899-1991, sculptor.
    Colimo, Guillermo, fabricator.
    Gensler & Associates, architectural firm.
    Forrell/Elsesser Engineers, engineering firm.
    Anco Iron & Construction Company, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Conquest of Space, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1983.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: steel, painted; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 32 ft. x W. 12 ft. (5,500 lbs.)
    Inscription: 
    (On metal plaque at base of sculpture, bottom front:) TAMAYO/'83 signed
    Description: 
    Abstract geometric steel sculpture painted blue and red. The sculpture stands on a triangular concrete base in the center of a fountain pool.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Coadministered by City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Arts Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, California 94102
    Coadministered by San Francisco Airport Commission, San Francisco, California
    Located San Francisco International Airport, Highway 101, San Francisco, California
    Remarks: 
    Nearby sign: "Rufino Tamayo. Mexican, born 1899. Conquest of Space, 1983. Enamel on steel. Collection of the City and County of San Francisco. Commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission and the San Francisco Airports Commission. 1984.10." Cost of the sculpture was $200,000. IAS files contain copies of related articles from San Francisco Examiner, May 23, 1983 and The Times (San Mateo, CA), May 5, 1983. IAS files contain copies of related Arts Commission documentation.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    San Francisco Examiner, May 23, 1983.
    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 CA001754
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