St. Francis - San Francisco, California
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N 37° 43.333 W 122° 28.647
10S E 546051 N 4175123
Also known as Head of St. Francis, this red marble sculpture sits on a concrete base beside a pathway under a small glen of trees on the San Francisco State University campus.
Waymark Code: WMKCBP
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/19/2014
Views: 7
This Head of St. Francis is done in smooth red marble in the well-known style of Benny Bufano. It includes a red marble base that sits atop a granite cube of a base. It is somewhat hidden in some trees along a campus pathway .
From the Smithsonian AIC Description:
Abstract portrait head of St. Francis. He has a pointed beard. The red marble sculpture stands on a granite block which rests on a concrete base.
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TITLE: St. Francis
ARTIST(S): Beniamino Bufano (1898-1970), sculptor
DATE: 1938
MEDIUM: Sculpture: red marble; Base: granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA001768
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
located under some low trees on the San Francisco State University campus
1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California 94132
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The description should more accurately read:
The red marble sculpture stands on a red marble block which rests on a concrete base.
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