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(Central Pump Station Sculpture), (sculpture). Artist:  Polk, Willis, 1867-1924, sculptor. Title:  (Central Pump Station Sculpture), (sculpture). Dates:  1911. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. 10 x 16 x 3 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  High-relief concrete tableau on top of a building above the main entrance to the building. Two full-length female figures flank an elaborately ornamented center medallion. The figures wear classical robes and hold sheafs of cattails in their arms. The medallion features a man's face, or mask, on top of an urn. The face has a moustache and full beard. At the base of the medallion is a bison head. At each end of the tableau, standing next to the female figures at waist height, is a three-dimensional eagle with wings partially furled. Subject:  Figure group -- Female Figure male -- Fragment -- Face Animal -- Buffalo Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by San Francisco Water Department, 425 Mason Street, San Francisco, California 94101 Located Central Pump Station, Corner of Sloat & 23rd Avenue, San Francisco, California Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. The building, which was designed by Polk, was built in 1911 by the Spring Valley Water Department. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993. 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 CA001766   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001766 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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