Public Art and Architecture from Around the World

Category: Noe Valley

  • Stefan Novak and Redwood

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    Clipper and Diamond Heights Blvd Noe Valley/Twin Peaks This piece titled Redwood Sculpture, was done in 1968 by Stefan Novak. Mr. Novak and his family are very private people, so there is little information regarding the artist.  He was an instructor in the architecture department at UC Berkeley. He was born on August 22, 1918 and…

  • Mona Caron in Noe Valley

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    3871 24th Street Noe Valley These two murals sit on the two sides of a parking lot on 24th Street They are by Mona Caron who has been in this website many, many times. According to Caron’s website: The mural comprises two paintings that face each other over a small park and parking lot in…

  • A Gluers Mosaic at Douglass Playground

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    Douglass Playground 26th and Douglass Noe Valley This mosaic, done in 1987 by Lois Anderson, is on the side of the Douglass Playground Clubhouse. Tile, glass, metal, buttons, jewelry on fiberglass, and wood corresponds to the architectural details or emblems found on many neighborhood buildings. Her obituary, which ran in the San Francisco Chronicle on…

  • Noe Valley Natives – Plants that is.

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    295 Day Street Noe Valley SAN FRANCISCO WALL FLOWER “ERYSIMUM FRANCISCANUM” This installation is titled Noe Valley Natives, and these pieces sit on fence posts at the Upper Noe Valley Rec Center.  The artist is Troy Corliss.  In 1993 Troy graduated from the studio art program at the University of California at Davis. While at UC Davis,…

  • Castro – A Celebration of Love

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    Castro District Noe and 19th Street This is a Precita Eyes Mural.  It was done in 2008 and is titled “A Celebration of Love”

  • Mona Caron Brings You a Garden

    Mona Caron Brings You a Garden

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    Noe Valley/Castro Corner of Church and 22nd Streets Botanical Mural by Mona Caron This mural is immense.  It is impossible to capture it in one photo and have any idea of what is being portrayed, so I have chosen to shoot it and show it to you in sections.  Mona Caron has shown up several times…

  • Noe Valley — Market Street Railway Mural

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    Noe Valley Eureka Valley Market Street Railway by Mona Caron 300 Church Street near 15th 38′ X 12′ This is Mona Caron’s own description of this wonderful mural. The Market Street Railway mural shows a 180-degree bird’s-eye view of San Francisco’s Market Street through time. The connecting theme of the mural is the historic Market…