The First 100 Years, is also known as the Korean Monument. It was created to symbolize the bond between our two countries. On May 22, 1983, the sculpture was donated to the City and County of San Francisco by the government and people of the Republic of Korea to commemorate the centennial of diplomatic relations between the United States and Korea. Then Mayor Diane Feinstein and California Secretary of State March Fong Eu presided over the ceremony. Formal diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America were established when the Treaty of Peace, Amity, Commerce and Navigation was concluded on May 22, 1882 at Inchon, Korea. It was in San Francisco that the first Korean delegation set foot on American soil on September 2, 1883.
Two identical sculptures were commissioned. The other is located in Inchon, Korea.
Man Lin Choi, is a Korean artist born in 1935. He was the Director of the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Korea from 1997-1999 and then listed as a Emeritus Professor at Seoul National University.
Update: In October of 2011 Movement: The first 100 years was moved to Susan Bierman Park on the Embarcadero.
You’re right – it looks like a great location!
Saw on your other blog page that you have been in China too:) We went 4 years ago to visit or son who at the time was teaching there. A trip never to forget!
BTW thanks for visiting my blog:)
I’m afraid I don’t understand much contemporary sculpture, but I do understand the trees in the background!
SOOC Morning Shadow Magic here
Nice piece.
Is it weird that I think it is sensual?
Visiting from MYM. I wonder what it is. 🙂 But as unknown mami said, it looks sensual indeed.
Jing
Ooooppppsss sorry, visiting from SOCC. Have a nice day. 🙂
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