The de Young Museum is located in Golden Gate Park. It exhibits American art from the 17th century to the present, international modern art, textiles, and tribal art. The modernist copper-clad building, created by Herzog and de Meuron and Fong and Chan, is expected to oxidize over time and take on a greenish tone and a texture to mimic the park’s eucalyptus trees. It opened in 2005. Featured: One of a “Pair of Sphinxes” , circa 1912 • Concrete • Arthur Putnam • These sphinxes replaced the original pair commissioned from Arthur Putnam for the entrance to the Fine Arts Building of the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition. The building's Egyptian Revival architecture reflected a fascination with ancient Egypt, inspired by archaeological discoveries such as the 1858 excavation of the Great Sphinx at Giza. The architecture also reinforced the perception of a continuous link between the cultural accomplishments of ancient Egyptian civilization and those of Europe and America. Although the Egyptian Revival building was demolished in 1929 and replaced by a succession of new museum structures, the sphinxes remain, marking the origins of the de Young museum. Source: sign on site & https://sf.curbed.com/maps/famous-sf-buildings De Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. #travel #wanderlust #globalgypsy #details #godisinthedetails #wandering #adventure #portofcall #wander #thedevilisinthedetails #SanFrancisco #USA #California #SFO #goldengatepark #architecture #museum #artgallery #DeYoungMuseum #concrete #art #sculpture #ArthurPutnam #copper #PairofSphinxes #Sphinx (at de Young Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChFWKd6OxQw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
