Joseph B. Strauss Memorial, (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

sculptor
Schweigardt, Frederick William 1885-1948
founder
Nelli Art Bronze Works
Subject
Strauss, Joseph B
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993.
Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.
Image on file.
San Francisco Chronicle, May 6, 1987.
(On front of sculpture base, incised letters:) 1941 Frederick W. Schweigardt (On back of sculpture base, incised letters:) NELLI ART BRONZE WORKS L.A. (On bronze plaque on front of base, raised letters:) 1870 JOSEPH B. STRAUSS 1938/"THE MAN WHO BUILT THE BRIDGE"/HERE AT THE GOLDEN GATE IS THE/ETERNAL RAINBOW THAT HE CONCEIVED/AND SET TO FORM A PROMISE INDEED/THAT THE RACE OF MAN SHALL/ENDURE UNTO THE AGES./CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE/1929 - 1937 signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary
A portrait of engineer Joseph B. Strauss, dressed in a thirties-style business suit consisting of cuffed pants, a six-buttoned vest, shirt and tie. He is depicted standing and holding a rolled up blueprint in his proper left arm. The sculpture is placed atop a three-sectioned circular base that is set within a landscaped garden.
1941
Control number
IAS CA000982
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Medium
Sculpture: bronze; Base: cement
Owner/Location
Administered by City and County of San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge District Jurisdiction 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240 San Francisco California 94102
Located Visitation Center of Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco side of bridge at entrance to observation points off visitor parking area San Francisco California
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Portrait male--Full length
Occupation--Transportation--Engineer
Object--Art Object--Blueprint
Record ID
siris_ari_331658
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