Bronze Relief of William Leidesdorff (1810-1848) - San Francisco, CA
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N 37° 47.628 W 122° 24.126
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A bronze plaque on the side of a building on Leidesdorff Street.
Waymark Code: WM7YF4
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2009
Views: 5
From the inventory: "A bronze relief portrait head of Leidesdorff, surrounded by images reflecting his life and contribution to California's history -- a house, a ship, landscape and figures.
Mr. Leidesdorff was an African-American statesman in San Francisco in the early 1800s. As an orphan, he was adopted by a shipper. He later became the first person to bring a steamship to San Francisco and became a builder, entrepreneur."
The plaque is next to the doorway of a small cafe in the Leidesdorff Street. The plaque reads: "William Alexander Leidesdorff (1810-1848. Builder. Entrepreneur. Visionary. Pioneer. San Franciscan. African American."
TITLE: Bronze Relief of William Leidesdorff (1810-1848)
ARTIST(S): Marsh, Thomas, 1951- , sculptor.
DATE: N/A
MEDIUM: Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA000026
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located 343 Sansome Building, in rear, Leidesdorff Street facade, San Francisco, California
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