Public Art and Architecture from Around the World

Category: Outer Sunset

  • SFAC Shame on You

    SFAC Shame on You

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    Cindy
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    1351 24th Avenue Outer Sunset This travesty sits in front of the San Francisco Department of Public Health Building. The only photograph I could find was through the Smithsonian Institute. The sculpture, titled Sailor and Mermaid, originally was made of copper sheets, cut, pounded, and welded, with bronze. It sits on a concrete pad. It was…

  • A Fossil on the Great Highway

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    Cindy
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    The Great Highway at Pacheco Outer Sunset Fossil by Mary Chomenko Hinckley – 1989  A cast bronze medallion inset into the sidewalk depicts the history of the Ocean Beach and incorporates elements discovered or retrieved from the neighborhood into the design. According to Mary’s website: Her work seeks to illuminate the hidden relationships between found objects.…