Tamalpais Maiden - Greenbrae, CA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This is the only Smithsonian sculpture listed for the small town of Greenbrae, California. This 17 foot long statue is 11 feet wide and 5 feet tall. The Tamalpais Maiden is reclined at an entrance way to a shopping center, in the shadow of Mount Tamalpais.

From the Smithsonian AIC Remarks:

"Tamalpais" is a Native American word meaning "sleeping lady". The sculpture was originally placed at the Bon Air Shopping Center to aid in fund raising for a sculpture of Sir Francis Drake. The sculpture was later purchased and permanently sited at the shopping center.

From the Smithsonian AIC Description:

Heroic full-length nude female figure. She is reclining; her head propped up on her proper left hand. Her eyes are closed. The abstract Cor-Ten steel sculpture rests directly on the ground.

TITLE: Tamalpais Maiden ARTIST(S): sculptor: Dennis Patton DATE: 1988. Copyrighted 1988 MEDIUM: Cor-Ten steel CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA002049 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Entrance to Bon Air Shopping Center off Sir Francis Drake Boulevard Greenbrae, California DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None Noted

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