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Porter, Bruce,
Whyte and DeRome,
Homage -- Stevenson, Robert Louise
Architecture -- Boat
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Robert Louis Stevenson, (sculpture).
Artist:
Porter, Bruce, 1865-1953, sculptor.
Whyte and DeRome, founder.
Title:
Robert Louis Stevenson, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
To Remember Robert Louis Stevenson, (sculpture).
Stevenson Boat, (sculpture).
Treasure Island Boat, (sculpture).
Stevenson Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Designed 1894. Installed 1919.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Ship: cast bronze; Sails: bronze or brass sheet metal; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 36 x 51 x 30 in.; Base: approx. 9 ft. x 50 3/4 in. x 30 in.
Inscription:
(Gilded incised inscription:) TO REMEMBER/ROBERT LOUIS/ STEVENSON/TO BE HONEST- TO BE/KIND- TO EARN A LIT-/TLE LESS- TO MAKE/UPON THE WHOLE A/FAMILY HAPPIER FOR/HIS PRESENCE- TO RE-/NOUNCE WHEN THAT/SHALL BE NECESSARY/AND NOT BE EMBIT-/TERED- TO KEEP A FEW/FRIENDS BUT THESE/WITHOUT CAPITULATION- ABOVE ALL ON THE SAME GRIM CON-/DITION TO KEEP FRIE- /ENDS WITH HIMSELF/HERE IS A TASK FOR/ALL THAT A MAN HAS/OF FORTITUDE AND/DELICACY
Description:
A monument honoring Robert Louise Stevenson consisting of a bronze galleon with bronze or brass sails. The ship has two full sails mid-ship; and two half sails, one fore and one aft; all are wind-filled. The ship is sailing on waves. The whole piece rests on a 9 foot tall granite pedestal with inscriptions incised on front.
Subject:
Homage -- Stevenson, Robert Louise
Architecture -- Boat
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 Plaza, Brenham Place, Washington, Kearny and Clay Streets, San Francisco, California
Provenance:
Formerly located Portsmouth Square, San Francisco, California through 1970's.
Remarks:
The sculpture commemorates Robert Louise Sullivan (1850-1894). Born in Edinburgh, Stevenson came west for his health and frequented the San Francisco park where the memorial is located. Sculpture was removed while underground garage construction was done sometime around 1993-1994. When replaced, the galleon was originally mounted backwards. SOS! photo may show galleon backwards.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993.
Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.
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 CA000018
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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