Tag: Pan Pacific Fair
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Star Maiden a relic of the Pan Pacific Exposition
1 Sansome Street POPOS Open During Business Hours Star Maiden by Stirling Calder (Alexander) Stirling Calder attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, in 1885, at the age of 16. Here he studied under Thomas Eakins. He apprenticed as a sculptor the following year, working on his father’s extensive sculpture program for Philadelphia City Hall,…
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Benny Bufano at Fisherman’s Wharf
Fisherman’s Wharf Beach and Taylor Streets * St. Francis of Assisi by Benny Bufano Born, Beniamino Bufano, in San Fele, Italy, in 1886, he was one of sixteen children. His family immigrated to New York when he was three, and at six he began contributing to the family income by shining shoes and peddling newspapers.…