Conquest of Space - San Francisco, California
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DougK
N 37° 36.976 W 122° 23.422
10S E 553801 N 4163415
This abstract sculpture stands outside the SFO International Terminal. It makes one think of a rocket ship.
Waymark Code: WMN1MW
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2014
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Conquest of Space is an abstract sculpture made from triangular sheets of steel and painted red and blue. It stands on a circular black polished granite base and has a resemblance to a rocket ship.
Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991) is best known as a painter who was a contemporary of Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco. In the latter part of his career, he turned to sculpture. Tamayo designed and oversaw the fabrication of Conquest of Space in 1983 when he was 84 years old. It was the first sculpture by this internationally-acclaimed artist to be permanently placed outside of Mexico. The 32-foot-tall steel sculpture consist of triangular forms alternately painted red and blue.
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The sculpture can be seen in Google Street View.