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Cravath, Ruth,
Bolles, John,
William Burrows, Inc.,
Religion -- Saint
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Saint Francis, (sculpture).
Artist:
Cravath, Ruth, 1902-1986, sculptor.
Bolles, John, architect.
William Burrows, Inc., contractor.
Title:
Saint Francis, (sculpture).
Dates:
Designed 1971. Installed 1972. Dedicated Aug. 1973.
Medium:
Concrete aggregate with Plexiglas inserts; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 27 x 8 x 6 ft. 10 in.; Base: 18 in. x 10 ft. x 10 ft.
Inscription:
(Sculpture, plaque on side:) RUTH CRAVATH/SCULPTOR/JOHN BOLLES/ARCHITECT/CHARLES HARNEY/BUILDER 1958-60/WILLIAM BURROWS, INC./BUILDERS 1870-72/JOSEPH ALIOTO/MAYOR signed
Description:
The sculpture is a standing abstract figure representing St. Francis, the patron saint of San Francisco. The figure is made of concrete, but the face, torso, halo, cross, and lower section of his robe are made of colored pieces of Plexiglas. The halo is gold; the face and torso are turquoise; the cross is red; and the lower section of the robe is gold. The sculpture is installed on a low base in the middle of the bus area at the stadium.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis
Abstract
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 Candlestick Park, Bus turn around Jamestown Avenue, outside Gate A, San Francisco, California
Remarks:
IAS files contain an excerpt from meeting minutes, August 2, 1971, approving the design of this sculpture for Candlestick Park. IAS files also contain an article from the San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 2, 1986, which notes that when the sculpture was installed in 1972, the architect and builder of Candlestick Park decided to eliminate the six-foot, gold halo. After an eighteen-month controversy, the halo was added to the sculpture.
References:
Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 2, 1986, pg. 48.
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 CA000022
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000022
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