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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 a public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Transverse and Column | 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 [1] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Abraham Lincoln | | Haig Patigian | 1926 | San Francisco City Hall | Bronze | H. 5 ft. | San Francisco Arts Commission [2] | |
Hiro II | ![]() | Peter Voulkos | 1971 | San Francisco City Hall | Bronze | |||
Hall McAllister | | Robert Ingersoll Aitken | 1904 | San Francisco City Hall | Bronze |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Aurora | Ruth Asawa | 1986 | 188 The Embarcadero | Stainless steel | ||||
Bay Bench | Steve Gillman | 1990 | Pier 7, bay side | Sunset red granite and bronze | 2 pieces. Approx. 1 ft. 5 in. x 8 ft. 4 in.; Bronze insert is approx. 6 ft. 6 in. square. | Port of San Francisco [10] | ||
Cupid's Span | van Bruggen and Oldenburg | 2002 | Rincon Park | Fiberglass and steel | 64 ft. x 143 ft. 9 in. x 17 ft. 3/8 in. | |||
Guardians of the Gate | Miles Metzger | 1991 | Pier 39 | 37°48′31.44″N122°24′38.9″W / 37.8087333°N 122.410806°W | Everdur bronze | 4 ft. 6 in. x 8 ft. x 5 ft. | Pier 39 Limited Partnership [11] | |
History of San Francisco | | Anton Refregier | 1948 | Rincon Center lobby | 37°47′33″N122°23′31″W / 37.79250°N 122.39194°W | Mural, tempera on gesso | 27 panels, collectively 400 ft. × 6 ft. 9 in. | Hudson Pacific Properties |
International Longshoreman's and Warehousemen's Union Memorial | Various artists | 1986 | Intersection of Mission Street & Steuart Street | 37°47′36.30″N122°23′36.30″W / 37.7934167°N 122.3934167°W | Welded steel, paint, concrete | 3 units. Sculpture: overall approx. 15 x 20 x 9 ft. | San Francisco Arts Commission [12] | |
Mahatma Gandhi Statue | Zlatko Pounov and Steven Lowe | 1988 | In the plaza to the northeast of the San Francisco Ferry Building | 37.795°N 122.392°W | Bronze | 8 Ft | ||
Skygate | Roger Barr | 1985 | On the Embarcadero, between Pier 35 and Pier 39 | 37°48′29.07″N122°24′29.15″W / 37.8080750°N 122.4080972°W | Stainless steel, concrete footings | 27 ft. x 17 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. | San Francisco Arts Commission [13] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Andrea | ![]() | Ruth Asawa | 1968 | Ghirardelli Square | 37°48′21.61″N122°25′21.01″W / 37.8060028°N 122.4225028°W | 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 [26] |
Saint Francis de la Varenne | ![]() | Benny Bufano | 1928 | Corner of Taylor & Beach St. | 37°48′26.78″N122°24′50.52″W / 37.8074389°N 122.4140333°W | Carved granite | 15 x 10 x 2 1/2 ft. | San Francisco Bay Area Longshoreman's Memorial Association & Warehouseman's Union [27] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Florence Nightingale | ![]() | David Edstrom | 1936-1937 | Laguna Honda Hospital | 37°44′51.93″N122°27′26.24″W / 37.7477583°N 122.4572889°W | Cast stone, stucco | 90 x 36 x 24 in. | San Francisco Arts Commission [28] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Balanced-Unbalanced: Balanced-Unbalanced T | Fletcher Benton | 1980 | Davies Symphony Hall | 37°46′38.85″N122°25′12.16″W / 37.7774583°N 122.4200444°W | Steel & enamel | 161 1/4 x 130 x 134 in. | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art [37] | |
Large Four Piece Reclining Figure | Henry Moore | 1972 | Davies Symphony Hall | 37°46′41.16″N122°25′12.16″W / 37.7781000°N 122.4200444°W | Bronze | H. 6 1/2 x W. 4 ft. x D. 13 1/2 ft. | San Francisco Arts Commission [38] | |
Untitled | ![]() | 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 [39] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Bear | ![]() | Benny Bufano | ca. 1930s | UCSF Medical Center | 37°45′46.85″N122°27′35.72″W / 37.7630139°N 122.4599222°W | Cast granite | 6 ft. x 30 in. x 7 ft. | San Francisco Arts Commission [40] |
Bear and Cubs | ![]() | Benny Bufano | 1968 | UCSF Medical Center | 37°45′47.56″N122°27′32.07″W / 37.7632111°N 122.4589083°W | Granite | 5 ft. x 30 in. x 40 in. | University of California, San Francisco [41] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Captain Juan Bautista de Anza | ![]() | Julian Martinez (sculptor) | 1967 | Lake Merced | 37°43′42.01″N122°29′37″W / 37.7283361°N 122.49361°W | Bronze | H. 12 ft. | San Francisco Arts Commission [42] |
Penguin's Prayer | Benny Bufano | 1976 | Lake Merced | 37°42′47.29″N122°29′7.32″W / 37.7131361°N 122.4853667°W | Granite | 17 ft. x 70 in. x 70 in. | San Francisco Arts Commission [43] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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The Thinker | ![]() | Auguste Rodin | 1924 | California Palace of the Legion of Honor | 37°47′5.11″N122°30′1.7″W / 37.7847528°N 122.500472°W | Bronze | 78 x 51 x 52 3/4 in. | San Francisco Arts Commission [44] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Balmy Alley | Las Mujeres Muralistas and other local artists | 1972 [45] | Between 24th Street and Garfield Square. | 37°45′06″N 122°24′45″W | Paint | |||
Clarion Alley Murals | Clarion Alley Mural Project | 1992 [46] | Between 17th and 18th streets, and Mission and Valencia streets | 37°45'46.8"N 122°25'14.3"W | Paint | |||
Father Junipero Serra | ![]() | Arthur Putnam | 1909 | Mission San Francisco de Asís | 37°45′50.57″N122°25′37″W / 37.7640472°N 122.42694°W | Cast stone | H. 6 ft. 6 in. | Archbishop of San Francisco [47] |
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. [48] | 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 [49] | Mission Dolores Park | 37°45'34.6"N 122°25'38.1"W | Bronze on a marble base with a brass plaque |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Bret Harte Memorial | ![]() | 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 [50] | |
Doors of Paradise (after Lorenzo Ghiberti) | ![]() | Bruno Bearzi | 1964 | Grace Cathedral | 37°47′31″N122°24′47″W / 37.79194°N 122.41306°W | Gilded bronze | 16 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 7 in. x 4 in. | Episcopal Diocese of California [51] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Outdoor Wall Mosaic | Lois Anderson | 1987 | Douglass Dog Park | Tile, glass, found objects | 37 x 33 x 1 in. | San Francisco Arts Commission [52] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Guglielmo Marconi Memorial Plaque | ![]() | Raymond Puccinelli | 1938 | Lombard St. & Telegraph Hill Rd. | 37°48′12.81″N122°24′23.33″W / 37.8035583°N 122.4064806°W | Bronze | D. 3/4 in. x Diam. 30 in. | San Francisco Arts Commission [53] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Peace | ![]() | Benny Bufano | 1939 | 37°42′53.19″N122°28′33.21″W / 37.7147750°N 122.4758917°W | Granite, tile, stainless steel | H. 26 1/2 ft. x Diam. 10 ft. | San Francisco Arts Commission [54] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Louis Pasteur | 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 [55] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Andrew Furuseth | Hal Bayard-Runyon | 1940 | Sailors Union of the Pacific Building | 37°47′11.28″N122°23′34.02″W / 37.7864667°N 122.3927833°W | Bronze | approx. 24 x 20 x 16 in. | San Francisco Arts Commission [56] | |
Harry Lundeberg (1901-1957) | ![]() | E. Hunt | 1957 | Sailors Union of the Pacific Building | 37°47′11.19″N122°23′33.65″W / 37.7864417°N 122.3926806°W | Bronze | 30 x 24 x 24 in. | San Francisco Arts Commission [57] |
Smile | 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 [58] | ||
Tau | Roger Berry | 1974 | 160 Spear St. | 37°47′29.94″N122°23′35.77″W / 37.7916500°N 122.3932694°W | Stainless steel | H. 6 ft. x D. 5 ft. | Vintage Properties [59] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Granite Nude Torso | Benny Bufano | 1934 | San Francisco State University | Granite | 41 x 23 x 15 in. | San Francisco Arts Commission [60] [61] [62] | ||
St. Francis | ![]() | Benny Bufano | 1938 | San Francisco State University | Red marble | 34 x 37 x 22 in. | San Francisco Arts Commission [63] | |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Tau | 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 [64] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Redding School, Self-Portrait | Ruth Asawa | 1984 | Alfred Boeddeker Recreation Center | 37°47′3.71″N122°24′42.9″W / 37.7843639°N 122.411917°W | Reinforced concrete | 4 ft. x 16 1/2 ft. x 2 1/4 in. | San Francisco Arts Commission [65] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Ruth Asawa's San Francisco Fountain | ![]() | Ruth Asawa | 1969-1970 | Grand Hyatt San Francisco | Bronze | H. 90 in. x Diam. 193 in. | Hyatt [66] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Rev. Anthony Joseph Maraschi, S. J. | Harriet G. Moore | 1985 | University of San Francisco | Bronze | 22 1/2 x 21 x 13 in. | University of San Francisco [67] | ||
Tides | Yoko Kubrick | 2019 | University of San Francisco | 37.77851, -122.4519 | Marble | H 48 x 55 x 53 in | University of San Francisco [68] |
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