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Howard, Robert Boardman,
Tantau, Clarence,
Angmen, Robert,
Animal -- Whale
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Fountain
Sculpture
The Whales, (sculpture).
Artist:
Howard, Robert Boardman, 1896-1983, sculptor.
Tantau, Clarence, architect.
Angmen, Robert, architect.
Title:
The Whales, (sculpture).
Dates:
1939. Dedicated 1958.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cast black granite; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 13 ft.; Base: approx. H. 5 1/2 ft. (14 tons)
Inscription:
(On metal plaque on base:) Robert B. Howard/Sculptor
Description:
Cast black granite sculpture of two whales swimming. Relief images of a crab, starfish, snails and seaweed appear on the back of the sculpture. Relief images of a scallop shell, and seaweed appear on the front of the sculpture. The sculpture stands on a round concrete base in the center of a fountain pool.
Subject:
Animal -- Whale
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Fountain
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 Academy of Science and Steinhart Aquarium, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California
Exhibitions:
Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, 1939.
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by the city for the San Francisco building in the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island. After the exhibition the sculpture was moved to Golden Gate Park. The sculpture was placed in its current position in front of the Academy of Science in 1957 and was dedicated in 1958.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993.
"San Francisco Civic Art Collection: a Guided Tour to Publicly Owned Art of the City and County of San Francisco", San Francisco: the Arts Commission of San Francisco, 1989, pg. 63.
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 CA001790
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