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Tag: Henri Crenier

  • Henri Crenier’s Telamones

    Civic Center San Francisco City Hall These telamones by Henri Crenier have always taken my breath away.  They sit on the Van Ness side of City Hall. Telamones (plural) or Telamon are sculptured male human figures used in place of columns to support an entablature.  They are also called Atlantes (plural) or Atlas.  They are…

  • Henri Crenier adds Beauty to San Francisco City Hall

    City Hall San Francisco Civic Center San Francisco’s City Hall has an art collection of its own within its walls.  This is about the art work that graces the building.  City Hall was the cornerstone to the City Beautiful Movement in San Francisco. On City Hall there are two tympanums each holding a sculpture by…