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Overhoff, Jacques,
Brady, Patrick,
Robinson, David,
Jaroclow, Abby,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Site-specific
Bench
Sculpture
Sculpture Plaza, (sculpture).
Artist:
Overhoff, Jacques, 1933- , sculptor.
Brady, Patrick, assistant.
Robinson, David, assistant.
Jaroclow, Abby, assistant.
Title:
Sculpture Plaza, (sculpture).
Dates:
1975-1978.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Cast concrete, tile.
Dimensions:
Tower: approx. 24 ft. x 12 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft.; Plaza: approx. 7 ft. 9 in. x 54 in. x 59.5 in.
Inscription:
(On pavement in sitting area on east side of plaza:) JACQUES OVERHOFF, ARCHITECTURAL SCULPTOR/WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE/SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT/TO CREATE THIS PUBLIC ART PROJECT./ASSISTING ALUMNI OF CCSF ART DEPARTMENT/PATRICK BRADY, DAVID ROBINSON/ABBY JAROCLOW, CREG (...illegible)/THE (...illegible) SCULPTURE PLAZA/WAS CONCEIVED AS AN INTERRELATIONSHIP/OF SPACE AND FORMS, FOLLOWING STRICT/PRINCIPLES OF GEOMETRY, 1975 TO 1978/(In script:) OVERHOFF signed
Description:
Cast concrete sculptural installation and plaza with inlaid red and blue ceramic tile. The installation consists of a two-story abstract tower and a plaza or sitting area with various geometric forms and structures rising from it.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Site-specific
Bench
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by San Francisco Community College, Buildings and Grounds Department, 50 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco, California
Located San Francisco Community College, Batmale Hall, San Francisco, California
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by the San Francisco Community College District. The artist was assisted by alumni of the college's art department.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1994.
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 CA001818
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001818
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