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Asawa, Ruth,
Portrait male -- Boedekker, Alfred A.
Occupation -- Religion
Animal -- Bird
Cityscape -- California
Cityscape -- Street
Children
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Mural
Sculpture
Redding School, Self-Portrait, (sculpture).
Artist:
Asawa, Ruth, 1926-2013, sculptor.
Title:
Redding School, Self-Portrait, (sculpture).
Dates:
1984.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Glass fiber reinforced concrete.
Dimensions:
Panel: approx. 4 ft. x 16 1/2 ft. x 2 1/4 in.; Overall: approx. 69 x 21 1/2 x 11 in.
Inscription:
(On upper right center of relief, in airplane banner:) REDDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (copyright symbol) 1984 RAL Inc LM signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Bas-relief wall mural featuring a portrait of Father Alfred Boedekker surrounded by children and scenes from San Francisco. Images incorporated in the mural include animals, plants, a city street with cars and houses, airplanes and birds. The mural is of glass fiber reinforced concrete and is framed with a plain concrete border.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Boedekker, Alfred A. -- Full length
Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy
Animal -- Bird
Cityscape -- California -- San Francisco
Cityscape -- Street
Children
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Mural
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 Alfred Boedekker Recreation Center, Father A. Boedekker Park, Jones Street & Eddy Street, San Francisco, California
Remarks:
The artist was assisted by the children of Redding Elementary School, who created images in pastry dough. These images were then incorporated into the overall design of the mural. IAS files contain copy of related May 13, 1986 Art Commission Memorandum.
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. 22.
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 CA001749
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001749
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