Tamalpais Maiden - Greenbrae, CA
Posted by: DougK
N 37° 56.793 W 122° 31.400
10S E 541880 N 4199991
This full length nude figure rest on the ground at the entrance to Bon Air Shopping Center. The maiden's namesake mountain can be seen in the background.
Waymark Code: WMFB6P
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2012
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This is the only Smithsonian sculpture listed for the small town of Greenbrae, California. This 17 foot long statue is 11 feet wide and 5 feet tall. The Tamalpais Maiden is reclined at an entrance way to a shopping center, in the shadow of
Mount Tamalpais.
From the Smithsonian AIC Remarks:
"Tamalpais" is a Native American word meaning "sleeping lady". The sculpture was originally placed at the Bon Air Shopping Center to aid in fund raising for a sculpture of Sir Francis Drake. The sculpture was later purchased and permanently sited at the shopping center.
From the Smithsonian AIC Description:
Heroic full-length nude female figure. She is reclining; her head propped up on her proper left hand. Her eyes are closed. The abstract Cor-Ten steel sculpture rests directly on the ground.