Public Art and Architecture from Around the World

Tag: John D. McGilvray

  • The King of Beasts in Golden Gate Park

    Golden Gate Park Music Concourse This lion sits outside of the new DeYoung Museum near the Pool of Enchantment.  It is by Roland Hinton Perry. Created in 1898 it was given to the City of San Francisco in 1906 by San Francisco jeweler Shreve and Company.  The sculpture survived a fire in Shreve’s showroom caused…