[Artist O. C. Malmquist working on a clay model for statue 'Phoenix' to be place atop the Tower of the Sun, Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island]
Contributor
Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Permission to use this image must be obtained from the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library: www.sfpl.org/permissions.
Description
Folder: S.F. Fairs-G.G.I.E.-Art-Phoenix (Malmquist). Permission to use this image must be obtained from the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library: www.sfpl.org/permissions. Written on back: "FLAMING PHOENIX FOR WORLD'S FAIR TOWER-Sculptor O. C. Malmquist is shown at work on a half-size scale model of the 20-foot Phoenix, symbolizing San Francisco, that will seemingly rise from flames atop the 400-foot Tower of the Sun at next year's Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. The finished work will be in brass-colored metal. This is a clay model. (GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION) 8-30-A FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS SUBJECT, PLEASE CONTACT THE SAN FRANCISCO HISTORY CENTER.
Type
image
Extent
1 photographic print : 10 x 8 in.
Language
Eng
Subject
Fairs--California--San Francisco Fairs--G.G.I.E.--Art--Phoenix (Malmquist) San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs
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