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Bayard-Runyon, Hal,
Portrait male -- Furuseth, Andrew
Occupation -- Transportation
Ethnic -- Scandinavian
Occupation -- Industry
Occupation -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Andrew Furuseth, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bayard-Runyon, Hal, sculptor.
Title:
Andrew Furuseth, (sculpture).
Dates:
1940.; Dedicated Sept. 1, 1941.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bust: appears to be bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 24 x 20 x 16 in.; Base: approx. 9 ft. 4 in. x 55 in. x 55 in.
Inscription:
(Proper left bottom of bust:) Hal Bayard Runyon (On commemorative plaque on base:) ANDREW FURUSETH/1854-1938/EMANCIPATOR OF SEAMEN/"YOU CAN PUT ME IN JAIL, BUT YOU/CANNOT GIVE ME NARROWER QUARTERS/THAN AS A SEAMAN I HAVE ALWAYS HAD/YOU CANNOT GIVE ME COARSER FOOD THAN I HAVE ALWAYS EATEN. YOU CANNOT MAKE ME LONELIER THAN I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN."/ERECTED BY/SAILORS UNION OF THE PACIFIC/DEDICATED SEPT. 1, 1941 signed
Subject:
Portrait male -- Furuseth, Andrew -- Bust
Occupation -- Transportation -- Sailor
Ethnic -- Scandinavian
Occupation -- Industry
Occupation -- Other -- Labor Leader
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
Located Sailors Union of the Pacific Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco, California
Provenance:
Formerly located Foot of Market Street in square facing the Ferry Building, San Francisco, California
Remarks:
Andrew Furuseth was a Norwegian seaman who founded the Sailors Union of the Pacific in the late 1880s. The sculpture had originally been installed at the foot of Market Street in a small square facing the Ferry Building. It was moved to its current site in 1958 when the Sailors Union Building was completed. IAS files contain article from West Coast Sailor, Feb. 6, 1942; the article discusses a tribute to the statue.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1992.
West Coast Sailor (San Francisco, CA), Feb. 6, 1942, pg. 4.
Illustration:
Image on file.
West Coast Sailor (San Francisco), Feb. 6, 1942, pg. 4.
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 CA000050
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000050
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