Tag: Ruth Asawa
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Redding School Self Portrait
Boeddeker Park 295 Eddy Street The Tenderloin Redding School Self Portrait by Ruth Asawa and Children of the School The Asawa piece is a tribute to Father Alfred Boeddeker. Boeddeker was the Franciscan priest who founded St. Anthony’s Dining Room and he is the park’s namesake. The 4- by 16.5-foot bas relief wall mural is…
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Ruth Asawa at Ghirardelli Square
Ghirardelli Square Fisherman’s Wharf This fountain is titled Andrea’s Fountain and is by Ruth Asawa. It sits in Ghirardelli Square. There is a plaque next to the fountain that tells the story of the piece, it reads: Then-owner William Roth selected Ruth Asawa, well known for her abstract, woven-wire sculptures, to design and create the…
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Tile and Bronze Column
580 Bush Street Financial District/Union Square/Chinatown This little hidden gem, done in 1992, is a collaboation of Ruth Asawa, her son Paul Lanier and artist Nancy Thompson. Ruth Asawa has been on this website many times before. I recently found this article by Milton Chen and Ruth Cox at Edutopia that gives a few new details…
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Ruth Asawa at the Parc 55
55 Cyril Magnin Union Square Area Parc 55 Hotel porte-cochere San Francisco Yesterday and Today by Ruth Asawa 1984 – Cast Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete Ruth Asawa used baker’s clay to sculpt these panels. Ms. Asawa has many works around San Francisco. An American artist, who is nationally recognized for her wire sculpture. Ruth, at the age…
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San Francisco All Wrapped Up in a Fountain
Union Square Hyatt Hotel 345 Stockton Street This fountain by Ruth Asawa was commissioned by Hyatt in 1970 and completed in 1972, the fountain consists of 41 individual bronzed plaques each about 26X32 inches depicting San Francisco landmarks covering the entire circular wall of the fountain bowl and measuring over 14 feet in diameter. At the center of the…
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Garden of Remembrance
San Francisco State University Lakeside Head by Shu-hie Yang – Student work This piece resides in the Garden of Remembrance. The Garden of Remembrance is located in the quiet courtyard between Burk Hall and the Fine Arts Building, it was dedicated in 2002. It honors the 19 former SF State students who were pulled from…
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Japantown – Origami Fountains
Japantown These are two of my most favorite fountains in San Francisco. They are by Ruth Asawa and they reside in the Nihomachi Pedestrian Mall in Japantown. Nihomachi is a term used to designate an historical Japanese community. Ruth Asawa has been in the site before, and her website shows the wonderful work she does with…
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The Embarcadero – Aurora
The Embarcadero Aurora by Ruth Asawa Ruth Asawa is an American artist, who is nationally recognized for her wire sculpture. Ruth, at the age of 16, along with her family, was interned in Rohwer camp in Rohwer, Arkansas at a time when it was feared the people of Japanese descent on the West Coast would…