Harry Lundeberg (1901-1957) - San Francisco, CA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The sculpture consists of a bust of Lundeberg in front of the building. The bust sits on a marble pedestal. On the pedestal is a plaque which reads: "Harry Lundeberg - 1901-1957 - He was indeed a man who crowded into a short life no glittering promise, but unselfish service and general achievement for the course he called his own."

MORE ABOUT LUNDEBERG: "Harrald Olaf Lundeberg (March 25, 1901 - January 28, 1957) from Oslo, Norway was a merchant seaman and an American labor leader. Lundeberg served as president of SIU from 1938 until his death from a heart attack in a San Francisco hospital on January 28, 1957." (visit link)

TITLE: Harry Lundeberg (1901-1957) ARTIST(S): Hunt, E., sculptor. DATE: 1957.; Dedicated Jan. 28, 1958. MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA000056 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Sailors Union of the Pacific Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco, California DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None

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