Saint Francis de la Varenne - San Francisco, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 48.432 W 122° 24.930
10S E 551451 N 4184584
A sculpture of Saint Francis de la Varenne at the corner of Taylor and Beach.
Waymark Code: WM7YH2
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2009
Views: 17
Fro the inventory: "A stylized figure of St. Francis of Assisi, dressed in a hooded Franciscan habit, stands barefoot with his arms extended out to his sides. The figure stands atop a small base surrounded by a small pool.
The figure was carved in Paris, where it stayed in a warehouse for 27 years. Friends of the sculptor transported it to San Francisco in 1955, where it was placed at the Church of St. Francis in North Beach, San Francisco. It was moved to Oakland six years later after much controversy about its placement at the church. It was moved to its present location in 1962 when the San Francisco Bay Area Longshoremen's Memorial Association proposed a permanent location with a park and fountain to surround it on the grounds close to its building near Fisherman's Wharf."
TITLE: Saint Francis de la Varenne
ARTIST(S): Bufano, Beniamino, 1898-1970, sculptor.
DATE: 1926-1928. Relocated 1962. Dedicated 1963.
MEDIUM: Figure: carved granite; Base: concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA000627
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located International Longshoreman's and Warehousemen's Union Hall, Corner of Taylor & Beach Streets, San Francisco, California
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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