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  • A Joan Brown Obelisk at 343 Sansome Street

    343 Sansome Street The Financial District Four Seasons by Joan Brown This tiled obelisk is by Joan Brown. Joan Brown was an American figurative painter who was born in San Francisco and lived and worked in Northern California. She was a notable member of the “second generation” of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. She studied at…

  • Dancers and Musicians on the Performing Arts Garage

    Civic Center Performing Arts Garage Grove and Gough Streets   * * The Dancing Musicians and The Dancer by Joan Brown 1986-1986  Bronze Joan Brown has several pieces around San Francisco.  These pieces were commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commision.  The flautist and guitar player are twelve feet high and five feet wide and…

  • The Embarcadero – Sidney Walton Park

    Sydney Grant Walton, for whom the park is named, was a San Francisco banker who lived from 1901 to 1960. Reportedly he was a multitalented business- man, cultural leader and vice-chairman of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency. As the plaque outside the park states, he was “vital in the formation of the concept and development…

  • Rincon Center – Obelisk

    Rincon Center Embarcadero This sculpture, simply titled “Obelisk” is in the Rincon Center.  It is by Joan Brown. Joan Brown was an American figurative painter who was born in San Francisco and lived and worked in Northern California. She was a notable member of the “second generation” of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. She studied at…