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Tamayo, Rufino,
Colimo, Guillermo,
Gensler & Associates,
Forrell/Elsesser Engineers,
Anco Iron & Construction Company,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Fountain
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:
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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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001754
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