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Goddess of Democracy, (sculpture). Artist:  Marsh, Thomas, 1951- , sculptor. Laczko, Brian, architect. Wosser, Thomas, engineer. Farais, Joseph, fabricator. Wells, Kellie, fabricator. Coleman Art Foundry, founder. Title:  Goddess of Democracy, (sculpture). Dates:  1989. Copyrighted 1989. Cast 1990. Dedicated June 4, 1994. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze with brown/green patina; Base: luna-pearl Italian granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 114 x 33 x 33 in.; Base: approx. 24 x 36 x 36 in. Inscription:  (On back near bottom in drapery fold, vertically:) S.F. Goddess of Democracy Project (copyright symbol) 1989 David Coleman Art Foundry (On plaque on base:) Goddess of Democracy/Dedicated to those who strive for and cherish/human rights and democracy./A gift to the City of San Francisco/from the San Francisco Goddess of Democracy Project 1989-1994 (The text on the plaque is repeated in Chinese) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length female figure. She holds a torch with both hands high above her proper right shoulder. She is draped in a long, sleeveless garment. Her hair is blown to the proper left side. The bronze sculpture has a brown-green patina and stands on a granite base. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Object -- Other -- Torch Ethnic -- Chinese 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 Portsmouth Square Park, Upper level, Clay Street between Kearny and Walter Lum Place, San Francisco, California Remarks:  The sculpture is a 1/4 scale interpretive re-creation of the original Goddess of Liberty created by Chinese students during the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in Beijing, China. The San Francisco sculpture was created by Marsh with the assistance of five anonymous Chinese artists. Laczko designed the pedestal; Farais fabricated the pedestal steel structure; Wells fabricated the granite. The sculpture was given to the city by the San Francisco Goddess of Democracy Project. IAS files contain copies of related articles from San Francisco Chronicle, May 17, 1994 and The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, CA), June 6, 1994. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, CA), June 6, 1994. 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 CA001726   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001726 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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