La Principessa Errante 365

Art and Architecture in the City of San Francisco and Other Places I travel

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Murals of the Merchant Exchange Building

465 California Street Financial District Julie Morgan was responsible for the artistic elements, under architect Willis Polk, in the Merchant Exchange Building. Miss Morgan chose William A. Coulter…

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Tulum, Mexico

The city of Tulum is not something to write home about. It, like Cancun and Playa del Carmen developed due to, and for, tourism, it does not, in any way, represent the architecture or spirit of Me…

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Coba, Mexico

January 2016 The ruins of Coba lie approximately 22 miles northwest of Tulum, in the State of Quintana Roo and remained little visited, due to its remoteness, until the first modern road was opened…

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Valladolid, Mexico

We were in Valladolid for only a few hours, with the main intention to have lunch and visit the convent. That is not nearly enough time to get to know and enjoy this fabulous colonial Mexican town…

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Chinatown Public Library

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The Lone Soldier

Golden Gate Bridge Vista Point Marine County Side This statue, in the center of the Marine County side of the Golden Gate Bridge. is a replica of the U.S. Navy Memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue in Wa…

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Hatuey

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Rosa La Bayamesa

Holquín, Cuba This statue is of Rosa Maria Castellanos,(1834-1907) executed by Santiago de Cuba sculptor Antonio Lescay. Rosa La Bayamesa was a 36 year old daughter of slaves, a nurse and organizer…

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Aplique da Parete

535 Mission Aplique da Parete – Gordon Huether – 2014 This piece is a pattern of dichroic and mirrored glass mounted to a stone backing. The piece extends through the lobby to the exte…

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Maynard Dixon and A Pageant of Traditions

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San Francisco Zoo Sloat and The Great Highway Lakeside This hippopotamus is not only a wonderful sculpture but a favorite climbing creature in the San Francisco Zoo. Heavyweight was sculpted by Dr. Burt Brent of Portola Valley. According to a

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Alcatraz Island September 27, 2014 to April 26, 2015 There are two audio exhibits in this exhibition. The first can be found in the first floor, cell block A of the Cellhouse. Inside each cell, you can stand, although, as you can see, stools

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Alcatraz Island September 27, 2014 to April 26, 2015 This is Trace. The most ambitious, the most highly touted, the most written about, and yet, in my opinon, the one that least lived up to expectations. This entire project is made of 1.2 MI

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Alcatraz Island September 27, 2014 to April 26, 2015 If you have read this blog often you will know that I am a huge Ai Weiwei fan. I finally had the opportunity to visit the installation of his work on Alcatraz Island, and walked away as impress

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  These plaques run along the south side of King Street, between the Caltrain station and AT&T Park. There are 104 of them embedded in the sidewalk. On them are engraved all of the known words of a language called Rammaytush.