Bear and Head - San Francisco, CA
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DougK
N 37° 42.758 W 122° 25.099
10S E 551268 N 4174090
This black granite sculpture is recognizable as a work of Beniamino Bufano.
Waymark Code: WMF2MV
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2012
Views: 4
This black granite bear sits outside the administration building of the Sunnydale Housing project in San Francisco, California.
From the Smithsonian AIC Description:
A sculpture depicting a stylized bear with its mouth open, standing over a hooded female head. The sculpture sits atop a rectangular base.
From the Smithsonian AIC Remarks:
Commissioned under Works Progress Administration.
TITLE: Bear and Head
ARTIST(S): sculptor: Beniamino Bufano (1898-1970)
DATE: 1935-1940
MEDIUM: Sculpture: black granite; Base: black granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA000600
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Sunnydale Housing Project
1654 Sunnydale Avenue, In front of Administration Building
San Francisco, California
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Looks to be possible damage, such as bear's teeth broken off
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