Cupid's Span - San Francisco, CA
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N 37° 47.491 W 122° 23.409
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The Cupid's Span sculpture stands in Rincon Park along the Embarcadero near Bay Bridge in downtown San Francisco.
Waymark Code: WMW3YV
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2017
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"Cupid's Span is an outdoor sculpture by married artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. The 60-foot (18 m) sculpture, commissioned by GAP founders Donald and Doris F. Fisher, depicts a partial bow and piece of an arrow.
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's Cupid's Span, made of fiberglass and steel, was installed in the newly built Rincon Park along the Embarcadero in 2002. The piece resembles Cupid's bow and arrow, drawn, with the arrow and bow partially implanted in the ground; the artists stated that the piece was inspired by San Francisco's reputation as the home port of Eros, hence the stereotypical bow and arrow of Cupid. Leydier and Penwarden wrote, "Love's trade-mark weapon naturally evokes the city's permissive and romantic reputation, while formally its taut curve resonates wonderfully with the structure of the famous suspension bridge in the background"."
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