List of public art in San Francisco facts for kids

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This is a list of public art in San Francisco. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.

Most of the works mentioned are sculptures. When this is not the case (i.e. sound installation, for example) it is stated next to the title.

Balboa Park

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Transverse and Column		Barnes, Carroll Carroll Barnes	1977	Muni Barn, Corner of Ocean & San Jose Ave, Curtis E. Green Metro Center		Cor-ten steel	8 x 9 x 19 ft.	San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Civic Center

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Abraham Lincoln		Patigian, Haig Haig Patigian	1926	San Francisco City Hall		Bronze	H. 5 ft.	San Francisco Arts Commission

Chinatown

Title	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Chinese Foo Dogs	Erckenbrack, Mary Mary Erckenbrack	1952	711 Pacific Ave.	37°47′48.37″N 122°24′27.49″W / 37.7967694°N 122.4076361°W / 37.7967694; -122.4076361 (Chinese Foo Dogs (Erckenbrack)))	Terra cotta	8 dogs; each 18 x 12 x 15 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission
Dr. Sun Yat-sen	Bufano, Benny Benny Bufano	1937	St. Mary's Square	37°47′31.45″N 122°24′19.63″W / 37.7920694°N 122.4054528°W / 37.7920694; -122.4054528 (Dr. Sun Yat-sen (sculpture))	Stainless steel & rose granite	H. 12 ft.	San Francisco Arts Commission
Dragon Relief	Bowler, Patti Patti Bowler	1969	Broadway Tunnel	37°47′50.03″N 122°24′40.71″W / 37.7972306°N 122.4113083°W / 37.7972306; -122.4113083 (Dragon Relief))	Bronze	9 x 56 x 2 1/2 ft.	San Francisco Arts Commission
Goddess of Democracy	Marsh, Thomas Thomas Marsh	1989	Portsmouth Square	37°47′41.66″N 122°24′19.31″W / 37.7949056°N 122.4053639°W / 37.7949056; -122.4053639 (Goddess of Democracy)	Bronze & patina	114 x 33 x 33 in.
Guardian	Beasley, Bruce Bruce Beasley	1992	600 California Street	37°47′34.06″N 122°24′17.79″W / 37.7927944°N 122.4049417°W / 37.7927944; -122.4049417 (Guardian)	Bronze & patina	Two pieces. Part 1: approx. 13 ft. x 70 in. x 71 in.; Part 2: approx. 25 x 42 x 46 in.
Tot Lot	Fuller, Mary Mary Fuller and Robert P. McChesney	1983	Portsmouth Square		Concrete & glass	86 in. x 30 ft. 7 in. x 25 ft. 9 in.

Embarcadero

Title	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Bay Bench	Gillman, Steve Steve Gillman	1990	Pier 7, bay side	2 pieces. Approx. 1 ft. 5 in. x 8 ft. 4 in.; Bronze insert is approx. 6 ft. 6 in. square.	Sunset red granite and bronze	3 units. Sculpture: overall approx. 15 x 20 x 9 ft.	Port of San Francisco
Guardians of the Gate	Metzger, Miles Miles Metzger	1991	Pier 39	37°48′31.44″N 122°24′38.9″W / 37.8087333°N 122.410806°W / 37.8087333; -122.410806 (Guardians of the Gate (sculpture))	Everdur bronze	4 ft. 6 in. x 8 ft. x 5 ft.	Pier 39 Limited Partnership
History of San Francisco	Refregier, Anton Anton Refregier	1948	Rincon Center lobby	37°47′33″N 122°23′31″W / 37.79250°N 122.39194°W / 37.79250; -122.39194	Mural, tempera on gesso	27 panels, collectively 400 ft. × 6 ft. 9 in.
International Longshoreman's and Warehousemen's Union Memorial	Various artists Various artists	1986	Intersection of Mission Street & Steuart Street	37°47′36.30″N 122°23′36.30″W / 37.7934167°N 122.3934167°W / 37.7934167; -122.3934167	Welded steel, paint, concrete	3 units. Sculpture: overall approx. 15 x 20 x 9 ft.	San Francisco Arts Commission
Skygate	Barr, Roger Roger Barr	1985	On the Embarcadero, between Pier 35 and Pier 39	37°48′29.07″N 122°24′29.15″W / 37.8080750°N 122.4080972°W / 37.8080750; -122.4080972 (Skygate)	Stainless steel, concrete footings	27 ft. x 17 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 6 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission

Financial District

Title	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Bronze Sculpture	Merril, Gwynn Gwynn Merril		200 California St.	37°47′36.74″N 122°23′55.82″W / 37.7935389°N 122.3988389°W / 37.7935389; -122.3988389 (Bronze Sculpture (sculpture))	Bronze	92 x 29 x 22 in.
Dyonisos	Arman Arman	1988	Federal Reserve Bank Building	37°47′40″N 122°23′58″W / 37.79444°N 122.39944°W / 37.79444; -122.39944 (Dyonisos (sculpture))	Bronze	89 x 39 3/8 x 22 3/4 in.	Pacific Property Services
Hermes	Arman Arman	1988	Federal Reserve Bank Building	37°47′40″N 122°23′58″W / 37.79444°N 122.39944°W / 37.79444; -122.39944 (Dyonisos (sculpture))	Bronze	87 1/2 x 39 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.	Pacific Property Services
Horse	Marini, Marino Marino Marini	1967	One Maritime Plaza	37°47′45.69″N 122°23′55.7″W / 37.7960250°N 122.398806°W / 37.7960250; -122.398806 (Horse (Marini))	Bronze	43 1/2 x 64 x 17 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission
Monadnock Lion Heads	Brown, Charlie Charlie Brown	1986	Monadnock Building		Bronze
Pacific Bird	Lipton, Seymour Seymour Lipton	1964	Golden Gateway Center		Nickel silver & Monel metal	H. 84 in.	Golden Gateway Center
The Penguins	Bufano, Beniamino Beniamino Bufano	1967	Golden Gateway Center		Porphyry granite and stainless steel	103 x 37 x 32 in.	Golden Gateway Center
Puddle Jumpers	Goodacre, Glenna Glenna Goodacre	1989	Transamerica Redwood Park	37°47′41.88″N 122°24′6.84″W / 37.7949667°N 122.4019000°W / 37.7949667; -122.4019000 (Puddle Jumpers (sculpture))	Bronze	78 x 152 x 48 in.
Standing Figure, Knife-Edge	Moore, Henry Henry Moore	1962	One Maritime Plaza		Bronze	15 ft. x 3 1/2 ft. x 1 ft. 4 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission
Transcendence	Nagare, Masayuki Masayuki Nagare	1968-1969	555 California Street	37°47′32.86″N 122°24′14.51″W / 37.7924611°N 122.4040306°W / 37.7924611; -122.4040306 (Transcendence)	Polished Swedish black granite	13 ft. x 19 ft. 6 in. x 25 ft. 3 in.	Shorenstein Properties and Bank of America
Two Open Rectangles Eccentric Variation VII Triangle Section	Rickey, George George Ricket	1977	Sydney Walton Square	37°47′51.6″N 122°23′57.27″W / 37.797667°N 122.3992417°W / 37.797667; -122.3992417	Brushed stainless steel, tin base	H. 20 ft. x W. 10 ft.	Garden Gateway Center
Untitled	Henri, Marie-Rose Marie-Rose Henri	1979	Engine House 13	37°47′44.64″N 122°24′5.31″W / 37.7957333°N 122.4014750°W / 37.7957333; -122.4014750 (=Untitled (Henri))	Braised-pounded copper	5 ft. x 7 ft.	San Francisco Arts Commission

Fisherman's Wharf

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Andrea		Asawa, Ruth Ruth Asawa	1968	Ghirardelli Square	37°48′21.61″N 122°25′21.01″W / 37.8060028°N 122.4225028°W / 37.8060028; -122.4225028 (Andrea (sculpture))	Bronze, concrete, cobblestones	Sculpture: approx. H. 4 ft. 6 in., Diam. 10 ft. 6 in.; Base (three steps:) approx. H. 2 ft. 2 in., Diam. 28 ft.	Ghirardelli Square Associates
Saint Francis de la Varenne		Bufano, Benny Benny Bufano	1928	Corner of Taylor & Beach St.	37°48′26.78″N 122°24′50.52″W / 37.8074389°N 122.4140333°W / 37.8074389; -122.4140333 (Saint Francis de la Varenne)	Carved granite	15 x 10 x 2 1/2 ft.	San Francisco Bay Area Longshoreman's Memorial Association & Warehouseman's Union

Forest Hill, San Francisco

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Florence Nightingale		Edstrom, David David Edstrom	1936-1937	Laguna Honda Hospital	37°44′51.93″N 122°27′26.24″W / 37.7477583°N 122.4572889°W / 37.7477583; -122.4572889 (Florence Nightingale)	Cast stone, stucco	90 x 36 x 24 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission

Golden Gate Park

Title	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Beethoven	Baerer, Henry Henry Baerer	Original bust 1884, installed 1915	Golden Gate Park	37°46′10.52″N 122°28′4.4″W / 37.7695889°N 122.467889°W / 37.7695889; -122.467889 (Beethoven (sculpture))	Bronze	50 x 30 x 18 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission
Roald Amundsen	Asbjornsen, Sigvald Sigvald Asbjornsen	ca. 1914-1920 or 1929	Golden Gate Park	37°46′11.76″N 122°30′37.56″W / 37.7699333°N 122.5104333°W / 37.7699333; -122.5104333 (Roald Amundsen (sculpture))	Bronze	H. 2 1/2 x W. 2 1/2 ft.	San Francisco Arts Commission
Horse	Anderson, Vet Vet Anderson		Horseshoe Courts, Golden Gate Park	37°46′24.98″N 122°27′20.73″W / 37.7736056°N 122.4557583°W / 37.7736056; -122.4557583 (Horse (sculpture))	Concrete	144 x 224 x 24 in.	City of San Francisco
Horseshoe Pitcher	Anderson, Vet Vet Anderson		Horseshoe Courts, Golden Gate Park		Concrete	135 x 133 x 10 in.	City of San Francisco
Thomas Starr King	French, Daniel Chester Daniel Chester French		Golden Gate Park	37°46′20.24″N 122°27′58.59″W / 37.7722889°N 122.4662750°W / 37.7722889; -122.4662750 (Thomas Starr King)	Bronze	H. 9 ft. x W. 4 1/2 ft.	San Francisco Arts Commission
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk	Matatka, J. J. Matatka	1926	Golden Gate Park	37°46′16.53″N 122°28′15.42″W / 37.7712583°N 122.4709500°W / 37.7712583; -122.4709500 (Thomas Garrigue Masaryk)	Bronze	20 x 11 x 12 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission
Roman Gladiator	Geefs, George George Geefs	1881	Golden Gate Park	37°46′18.18″N 122°28′5.65″W / 37.7717167°N 122.4682361°W / 37.7717167; -122.4682361 (Roman Gladiator)	Bronze	100 x 36 1/4 x 33 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission
Young Girl	Moxom, Jack Jack Moxom	ca. 1939	Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park		Sandstone	4 ft. x 20 in. x 14 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission

Hayes Valley

Title	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Balanced-Unbalanced: Balanced-Unbalanced T	Benton, Fletcher Fletcher Benton	1980	Davies Symphony Hall	37°46′38.85″N 122°25′12.16″W / 37.7774583°N 122.4200444°W / 37.7774583; -122.4200444	Steel & enamel	161 1/4 x 130 x 134 in.	San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Large Four Piece Reclining Figure	Moore, Henry Henry Moore	1972	Davies Symphony Hall	37°46′41.16″N 122°25′12.16″W / 37.7781000°N 122.4200444°W / 37.7781000; -122.4200444	Bronze	H. 6 1/2 x W. 4 ft. x D. 13 1/2 ft.	San Francisco Arts Commission
Untitled	Gordin, Sidney Sidney Gordin	1969	Davies Symphony Hall		Bronze	8 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 3 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission

Inner Sunset

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Bear		Bufano, Benny Benny Bufano	ca. 1930s	UCSF Medical Center	37°45′46.85″N 122°27′35.72″W / 37.7630139°N 122.4599222°W / 37.7630139; -122.4599222 (Bear (Bufano))	Cast granite	6 ft. x 30 in. x 7 ft.	San Francisco Arts Commission
Bear and Cubs		Bufano, Benny Benny Bufano	1968	UCSF Medical Center	37°45′47.56″N 122°27′32.07″W / 37.7632111°N 122.4589083°W / 37.7632111; -122.4589083 (Bear and Cubs (Bufano))	Granite	5 ft. x 30 in. x 40 in.	University of California, San Francisco

Lake Merced

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Captain Juan Bautista de Anza		Martinez, Julian Julian Martinez (sculptor)	1967	Lake Merced	37°43′42.01″N 122°29′37″W / 37.7283361°N 122.49361°W / 37.7283361; -122.49361	Bronze	H. 12 ft.	San Francisco Arts Commission
Penguin's Prayer		Bufano, Benny Benny Bufano	1976	Lake Merced	37°42′47.29″N 122°29′7.32″W / 37.7131361°N 122.4853667°W / 37.7131361; -122.4853667 (Penguin's Prayer)	Granite	17 ft. x 70 in. x 70 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission

Lincoln Park

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
The Thinker		Rodin, Auguste Auguste Rodin	1924	California Palace of the Legion of Honor	37°47′5.11″N 122°30′1.7″W / 37.7847528°N 122.500472°W / 37.7847528; -122.500472 (The Thinker)	Bronze	78 x 51 x 52 3/4 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission

Mission District

Title	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Balmy Alley	Las Mujeres Muralistas and other local artists	1972	Between 24th Street and Garfield Square.	37°45′06″N 122°24′45″W	Paint
Clarion Alley Murals	Clarion Alley Mural Project	1992	Between 17th and 18th streets, and Mission and Valencia streets	37°45'46.8"N 122°25'14.3"W	Paint
Father Junipero Serra	Putnam, Arthur Arthur Putnam	1909	Mission San Francisco de Asís	37°45′50.57″N 122°25′37″W / 37.7640472°N 122.42694°W / 37.7640472; -122.42694 (Father Junipero Serra)	Cast stone	H. 6 ft. 6 in.	Archbishop of San Francisco
Golden Fire Hydrant	M. Greenberg's Sons created the original hydrant. Painted with a fresh coat of gold paint each April 18 by the community.	First honored after the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Dedicated 1966	On the southwest corner of 20th and Church streets	37°45'29.0"N 122°25'40.8"W	Cast iron and gold paint	3 ft. tall
Miguel Hidalgo Statue	Juan F. Olaguibel.	1962	Mission Dolores Park	37°45'34.6"N 122°25'38.1"W	Bronze on a marble base with a brass plaque

Nob Hill

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Bret Harte Memorial		Mora, Jo Jo Mora	1919	Bohemian Club		Bronze	3 ft. 3 7/8 in. x 7 ft. 11 5/8 in. x 2 1/2 in.	Bohemian Club
Doors of Paradise (after Lorenzo Ghiberti)		Bearzi, Bruno Bruno Bearzi	1964	Grace Cathedral	37°47′31″N 122°24′47″W / 37.79194°N 122.41306°W / 37.79194; -122.41306 (Doors of Paradise)	Gilded bronze	16 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 7 in. x 4 in.	Episcopal Diocese of California

Noe Valley

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Outdoor Wall Mosaic		Anderson, Lois Lois Anderson	1987	Douglass Dog Park		Tile, glass, found objects	37 x 33 x 1 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission

North Beach

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Guglielmo Marconi Memorial Plaque		Puccinelli, Raymond Raymond Puccinelli	1938	Lombard St. & Telegraph Hill Rd.	37°48′12.81″N 122°24′23.33″W / 37.8035583°N 122.4064806°W / 37.8035583; -122.4064806 (Guglielmo Marconi Memorial Plaque)	Bronze	D. 3/4 in. x Diam. 30 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission

Parkmerced

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Peace		Bufano, Benny Benny Bufano	1939		37°42′53.19″N 122°28′33.21″W / 37.7147750°N 122.4758917°W / 37.7147750; -122.4758917 (Peace (sculpture))	Granite, tile, stainless steel	H. 26 1/2 ft. x Diam. 10 ft.	San Francisco Arts Commission

Richmond District

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Louis Pasteur		Moore, Harriet G. Harriet G. Moore	1984	French Campus of Kaiser Permanente's San Francisco Medical Center, 4131 Geary		Bronze	23 x 16 x 12 in.	French Heritage Alliance

Rincon Hill

Title	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Andrew Furuseth	Bayard-Runyon, Hal Hal Bayard-Runyon	1940	Sailors Union of the Pacific Building	37°47′11.28″N 122°23′34.02″W / 37.7864667°N 122.3927833°W / 37.7864667; -122.3927833 (Andrew Furuseth)	Bronze	approx. 24 x 20 x 16 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission
Harry Lundeberg (1901-1957)	Hunt, E. E. Hunt	1957	Sailors Union of the Pacific Building	37°47′11.19″N 122°23′33.65″W / 37.7864417°N 122.3926806°W / 37.7864417; -122.3926806 (Harry Lundeberg (1901-1957))	Bronze	30 x 24 x 24 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission
Smile	Johnson, J. Seward John Seward Johnson II	1957	201 Spear St.		Bronze	5 ft. 9 in. x 1 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft.	Compass Management and Leasing
Tau	Berry, Roger Roger Berry	1974	160 Spear St.	37°47′29.94″N 122°23′35.77″W / 37.7916500°N 122.3932694°W / 37.7916500; -122.3932694 (Tau (sculpture))	Stainless steel	H. 6 ft. x D. 5 ft.	Vintage Properties

San Francisco State University

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Granite Torso		Bufano, Beniamino Benny Bufano	1934	San Francisco State University		Granite	41 x 23 x 15 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission
St. Francis		Bufano, Beniamino Benny Bufano	1938	San Francisco State University		Red marble	34 x 37 x 22 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission

SoMA

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Tau		Berry, Roger Roger Berry	1984	160 Spear Street		Stainless steel	Overall approx: H. 6 ft. x D. 5 ft.; Circular disc: approx. D. l ft. 2 in. with approx. diam: 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 1 ft. 4 in.	Vintage Properties

Tenderloin

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Redding School, Self-Portrait		Asawa, Ruth Ruth Asawa	1984	Alfred Boeddeker Recreation Center	37°47′3.71″N 122°24′42.9″W / 37.7843639°N 122.411917°W / 37.7843639; -122.411917 (Alfred Boeddeker)	Reinforced concrete	4 ft. x 16 1/2 ft. x 2 1/4 in.	San Francisco Arts Commission

Union Square

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Ruth Asawa's San Francisco Fountain		Asawa, Ruth Ruth Asawa	1969-1970	Grand Hyatt San Francisco		Bronze	H. 90 in. x Diam. 193 in.	Hyatt

University of San Francisco

Title	Image	Artist	Year	Location	Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Rev. Anthony Joseph Maraschi, S. J.		Moore, Harriet G. Harriet G. Moore	1985	University of San Francisco		Bronze	22 1/2 x 21 x 13 in.	University of San Francisco
Tides		Yoko Kubrick	2019	University of San Francisco	37.77851, -122.4519	Marble	H 48 x 55 x 53 in	University of San Francisco

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Balboa Park

Inner Sunset

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