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Tag: Jacques Schnier

  • Jaques Schnier on Treasure Island

    Treasure Island Building #1 These two cast stone sculpture represents India and were done by Jacques Schnier for the Golden Gate International Exposition.  They have been known by several names, including “The Tree of Life,” but the preferred name is “Spirit of India.”  These are just two of  twenty that were part of the Unity…

  • Dance of the Cubes

    San Francisco General Hospital Potrero Hill Dance of the Cubes is by Jacques Schnier.  It is made of plastic and fiberglass and was done in 1975. Jacques Schnier taught at Berkeley for 30 years. First appointed as a Lecturer in the Department of Architecture, he retired as Professor of Art, Emeritus, in 1966.  Jacques was…