Abstract Geometrical Shapes - San Francisco, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 45.885 W 122° 25.205
10S E 551077 N 4179872
A series of abstract piece grace the walls of the entrance to the 16th and Mission Bay Area Rapid Transit Station.
Waymark Code: WM7YC7
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2009
Views: 7
The abstract pieces are located at the two entrances to the station. There's arranged along the walls of the entrance and you go down the escalator. Each of the square and rectangular shapes have different geometric bas relief on the inside of it.
TITLE: Abstract Geometrical Shapes
ARTIST(S): Mitchell, William George, 1925- , sculptor.
DATE: Commissioned 1971. Installed 1972.
MEDIUM: Cast white concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 88750063
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located 16th St. Mission BART Station, Entrance, San Francisco, California
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The inventory names the city as Oakland, when it's really San Francisco.
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