Granite Nude Torso - San Francisco, California
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DougK
N 37° 43.315 W 122° 28.581
10S E 546148 N 4175090
This nude male torso rests in a small garden planter alongside a plaza outside the College of Health and Human Services building at San Francisco State University.
Waymark Code: WMKCBQ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/19/2014
Views: 6
This white granite sculpture is a partial torso of a nude male. Rippling muscular features are depicted on the his chest and abdomen. The smooth cut stone has the trademark look of artist Benny Bufano.
From the Smithsonian AIC Description:
Abstract three-quarter length nude male gazing skyward. The granite sculpture emerges out of a rough-hewn base.
TITLE: Granite Nude Torso
ARTIST(S): Beniamino Bufano (1898-1970), sculptor
DATE: 1934
MEDIUM: granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA001769
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Between Business and Humanities Buildings, San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California 94132
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None Noted.
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