Balboa Park Bart Station
Ocean and San Jose Avenue
Transverse and Column by Carroll Barnes – 1977
Corten Steel 9’H x 8’W x 19’L
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Carroll Barnes was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1906. He attended Corcoran School of Art in Washington DC and was awarded a national scholarship to study with Carl Milles at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills Michigan. He was awarded the California Cultural Citation from Governor Earl Warren.
Carol Barnes and his artist wife Evangel Barnes discovered the town of Three Rivers when they decided to honeymoon in Sequoia National Park, fell in love with the town, and then made Three Rivers their home. It was while living in Three Rivers that he carved the Paul Bunyan shown below.
Upon his death in 1997, Carroll Barnes left behind a large body of public work, as well as, one other Paul Bunyan, which still stands today on the grounds of the College of Sequoias in Visalia. However, The Paul Bunyan he created in Three Rivers is believed to be the largest sculpture ever made by anyone, from a single fallen sequoia.
That Paul Bunyon is very impressive! Your shots of the Transverse and Column transform it when we see it from the different angles.
I’m glad we had the different views of Transverse and Column in order to see the depth of the piece! I toured Carl Milles place outside Stockholm and it was fabulous – so much to see.
It reminds me of a railcar and appropriately placed by the Bart station.