''Untitled'' is a 1969
bronze sculpture
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by artist
Sidney Gordin, installed outside
San Francisco
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's
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, in the
U.S. state
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of
California
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.
Description and history
The abstract sculpture, installed at the corner of
Van Ness Avenue
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The main part of Van Ness Avenue runs from Market Str ...
and
Hayes, outside Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, measures 8 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 3 in. It rests on a concrete base measuring approximately 16.5 in. x 11 ft. x 11 ft. The sculpture's plaque reads: "SIDNEY GORDIN / AMERICAN born Russia, 1918 / UNTITLED / 1969 / bronze / San Francisco Art Commission".
[
''Untitled'' has been on extended loan to the Hall since 1981, and was previously on loan to the ]San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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. The artwork was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution
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's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!
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History
Save Outdoor Sculpture! was initiated by Heri ...
" program in 1993.[
]
See also
* 1969 in art
Events from the year 1969 in art.
Events
* January 9 – In Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian Institution displays the art of Winslow Homer for 6 weeks.
* February 2 – Ten paintings are defaced in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
* Augu ...
References
1969 sculptures
Abstract sculptures in California
Bronze sculptures in California
Outdoor sculptures in San Francisco
Civic Center, San Francisco
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