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Oche Wat Te Ou, (sculpture). Artist:  Smith, Jaune Quick-To-See, 1940- , sculptor. Luna, James, 1950- , sculptor. Title:  Oche Wat Te Ou, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Reflection, (sculpture). Dates:  1993. Installed Oct. 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Inlaid wood, ceramic tiles, and stone. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 12 ft. x Diam. 25 ft. Inscription:  (On bottom center of shallow pool in front of the wall:) Oche Wat Te Ou/(Written upside down) Reflections (On small metal plaque on a stone to the right of the wall:) Oche Wat Te Ou/Reflection/Jaune Quick-to-see Smith/and James Luna/1993/With gratitude to/Susan Gallagher, Oscar Delfin, Hal Newell,/and Linda Yamane/Collection of the/San Francisco Redevelopment Agency unsigned Description:  A performance space area consisting of a large semicircular wall patterned with Ohlone Indian basket designs. The wall is tallest at the center and descends to equal heights at both sides. Directly in front of the wall is a shallow pool. In front of the pool, 21 stones of various shapes and sizes have been arranged. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Ethnic -- Indian -- Ohlone Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco Stage set Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, Yerba Buena Gardens, 770 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102 Located Yerba Buena Gardens, 4th & Mission Streets, northwest corner, San Francisco, California Remarks:  The sculpture is a tribute to the native Ohlone Indians. The artists intended that the sculpture serve as a performance area for poetry, storytelling, and other events in the oral tradition. 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 CA000632   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000632 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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