4th and Mission
5th and Mission
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These sandblasted, fused and cast glass pieces are by Narcissus Quagliata. Narcissus Quagliata is an Italian and U.S. Citizen. He was born in Rome in 1942 where he studied painting with Giorgio De Chirico. At the age of 19 he moved to the U.S. and studied at the SF Art Institute, receiving both a Bachelors and n Masters in Painting and Graphics. He began working in glass soon after graduation.
This piece is titled Oracle. There are 40 panels, 8 per floor measuring 3 1/2 X 3 1/2 X 28″. They were commissioned in 1993 by the San Francisco Arts Commission for the Downtown Parking Association and the Department of Parking.