Skygate

Skygate
Skygate
	The sculpture in 2018
Artist	Roger Barr
Year	1985
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Stainless steel
Location	San Francisco, California, United States
	37°48′29″N122°24′29″W / 37.80802°N 122.40812°W

Last updated March 24, 2025

Skygate is an outdoor 1985 stainless steel sculpture by Roger Barr,^[1] installed along the Embarcadero in San Francisco, California, in the United States. The sculpture was the first piece of public art along the Embarcadero.^[2]

As inscribed on the plaque placed on the ground nearby, this artwork is dedicated to American philosopher Eric Hoffer.

With Plaque, November 2021

References

↑ "Skygate, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
↑ "Roger Barr". San Francisco Chronicle. January 14, 2000. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.

External links

Media related to Skygate by Roger Barr at Wikimedia Commons
Skygate - San Francisco, CA at Waymarking
Sculpture Skygate by Roger Barr along Embarcadero, San Francisco, California at the Library of Congress

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[SI-1] "Skygate, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.

[2] "Roger Barr". San Francisco Chronicle. January 14, 2000. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.

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