Foot of the Transamerica Pyramid
600 Montgomery
Financial District
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Frog Pond by Richard Clopton
Bronze 1996
Redwood Park
Transplanted from the Santa Cruz Mountains 60 miles to the south, magnificent redwoods dominate this park designed by Tom Galli. The fountain designed by Anthony Guzzardo is decorated with the jumping frog sculptures, in a fond remembrance of Mark Twain, who for a time lived and wrote on this site.
Richard Clopton (1945- ) has his studio in Richmond, California. Training in the life sciences and the technical and aesthetic demands of a career in dentistry combined with an interest in the natural world have produced a feeling for naturalistic form and detail evident in his work. He completed his first bronze sculpture in 1991. His work includes both animal and human figurative subjects.
The park is only open during the week from 7:00 am to 5:30 p.m.. It is owned by the Transamerica Pyramid owners.
Comments
5 responses to “Mark Twain and his Jumping Frogs”
This is great fun! Love those frogs.
This wasn’t there when I worked at the Transamerica Pyramid many years ago. It looks like a very pleasant spot!
I love this one!!!!!
A bit of whimsy. (And I still like to pick up Twain and re-read his stories now and again.)
I love these frogs — they make me smile!