This observation ferris wheel is only 60% completed. It was meant to be part of Golden Gate Park's 150 Anniversary Celebration, but because of the Coronavirus it now sits unfinished in the Music Concourse between the de Young Museum and the California Academy of Sciences.

Twilight on Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park

The lightwell of the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park

The Garfield Monument sits on a prominent berm southeast of the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. Dedicated on July 4, 1885, it is the oldest monument in the park.

A poster for a Human Be-in on the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park.

From the Summer of Love Show at the de Young Museum in 2017 http://www.ronhenggeler.com/Newsletters/2017/4.15/Newsletter.html

The Francis Scott Key Monument in the Music Concourse at Golden Gate Park

It was built in 1888 and funded by James Lick

The pedestrian tunnel under John Kennedy Drive, near the de Young Museum

 Doughboy memorializes members of the San Francisco Parlors of the Native Sons of the Golden West that were killed in World War I. Created in bronze and natural stone by M. Earl Cummings, it was dedicated in 1930.

Two visitors to the Pool of Enchantment

The Pool of Enchantment which has been greeting visitors at the entrance to the De Young since 1917, is by the famous San Francisco sculptor Earl Cummings.

Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park

Detail of a piece by Dale Chihuly who's work was shown at the De Young Museum in 2008. The exhibition opened on June 14th and ended on September 28, 2008. http://www.ronhenggeler.com/Newsletters/2008/4.28.08/Newsletter.html

A gallery inside the de Young

The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park is a research institute and natural history museum in San Francisco, California. It is among the largest museums of natural history in the world, housing over 46 million specimens.

In front of the de Young sits Poème de la vigne (Poem of the Vine) (1877–1878, cast in 1882), a monumental bronze vase by Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883) that has been a feature of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco’s two institutions since 1895. 

The Cliff House (Low Tide) 1904

My photo of a photo by Willand Worden,

from the show Portals of the Past at the de Young

The Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park

The Observation Tower of the de Young Museum

Impressions of a Saffron Tower

In 2008, a blown glass and neon tower by Dale Chihuly was installed in front of the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park. Titled Saffron Tower, it stood in the very center of the Pool of Enchantment. During the summer in 2008, an exhibition of Chihuly’s work opened on June 14th and ended on September 28, 2008.

In front of the de Young sits Poème de la vigne (Poem of the Vine) (1877–1878, cast in 1882), a monumental bronze vase by Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883) that has been a feature of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco’s two institutions since 1895.

Poème de la vigne, was originally intended to be the centerpiece of a display on winemaking at the Exposition Universelle of 1878 in Paris. At 17ft. tall, it was a major artistic and technical undertaking. Its allegorical narrative depicts mythological figures associated with the rites of Bacchus (the Roman god of wine), including Silenus (Bacchus’s drunken attendant) and Diana (goddess of the hunt, associated with woodlands and wild animals). It further employs an abundance of smaller putti, satyrs, bacchantes, and creatures that menace the precious grapes, including a giant spider, a rat, several snakes, and a horde of insects. 

From the 2012 show at the De Young Museum

The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk To The Catwalk

A view of the Golden Gate Bridge as seen from Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park

Dutch Windmill, Golden Gate Park, 1910

My photo of a photo by Willand Worden,

from the show Portals of the Past at the de Young in 2015

The stairs leading up to Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park

 

John Kennedy Drive as seen from the Hamon Observation Tower of the de Young Museum. The tower is a glasswalled space with 360 degree panoramic views of downtown San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Bay, and the Marin Headlands. 

 

Dale Chihuly at the DeYoung Museum in 2008

The historic restoration of Golden Gate Park's 1905 Murphy Windmill.

On September 12, 2011, the 68 ton cap was lifted up to the top of the windmill's tower.

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 Doughboy memorializes members of the San Francisco Parlors of the Native Sons of the Golden West that were killed in World War I. Created in bronze and natural stone by M. Earl Cummings, it was dedicated in 1930.

The Hamon Observation Tower of the de Young Museum.

Watch, 1925 

Oil on canvas 

Gerald Murphy (American 1888-1964)

From the show, Cult of the Machine at the de Young

More photos from the show

The entrance to Japanese Tea garden in Golden Gate Park

The bison in Golden Gate Park

A view of the Avenues from the Hamon Observation Tower of the de Young Museum

Incised shells, 150-250 

From the show:

Teotihuacan

City of Water City of Fire

at the de Young

More photos from the show in 2017

The Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park as viewed from the de Young's Observation Tower

In the mid-1960s, artists, activists, writers, and musicians converged on Haight-Ashbury with hopes of creating a new social paradigm. By 1967, the neighborhood would attract as many as 100,000 young people from all over the nation. The neighborhood became ground zero for their activities, and nearby Golden Gate Park their playground.

Apple Cider Press, 1892

by Thomas Shields Clark

Saffron Tower

In 2008, blown glass and neon tower by Dale Chihuly was installed in front of the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park. Titled Saffron Tower, it stood in the very center of the Pool of Enchantment. The summer's exhibition of Chihuly’s work opened on June 14th and ended on September 28, 2008.

Dale Chihuly at the DeYoung Museum in 2008

From the Summer of Love Show at the de Young Museum in 2017 http://www.ronhenggeler.com/Newsletters/2017/4.15/Newsletter.html

Detail of the Sphinx
The pair of crouched Egyptian mythical figures by sculptor Arthur Putnam guards a walkway seemingly to nowhere . . . but this was once the pathway to the Egyptian- style Fine Arts Building for the 1894 Midwinter Fair.

The 1905 Murphy Windmill located at the south end of Golden Gate Park

The outside cafe patio of the de Young Museum

The two pumas in the Pool of Enchantment

The Dogano, San Giorigo, Citella, from the Steps of the Europa 1842

My photo of an oil painting by J.M.W. Turner, from the show

PAINTING SET FREE at the de Young in 2015

More photos from the show

Upper Deck, 1929 

Oil on canvas

Charles Sheeler (American, 1883-1965)

From the show, Cult of the Machine at the de Young

More photos from the show

The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park

The bridge at Stow Lake is the entry point connecting to the trails that lead to Huntington Falls and Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park.

Detail of: Apple Cider Press, 1892

by Thomas Shields Clark

The show, Keith Haring: The Political Line at the de Young in 2014

More photos of this show

The Buddha in the Japanese Tea Garden

Saffron Tower

In 2008, blown glass and neon tower by Dale Chihuly was installed in front of the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park. Titled Saffron Tower, it stood in the very center of the Pool of Enchantment. The summer's exhibition of Chihuly’s work opened on June 14th and ended on September 28, 2008.

The Pool of Enchantment which has been greeting visitors at the entrance to the De Young since 1917, is by the famous San Francisco sculptor Earl Cummings. It consists of two pumas and an Indian boy playing a flute. Cummings was a protégé of Phoebe Apperson Hearst (mother of William Randolph Hearst). She financed his studies in Paris. Cummings studied as a pupil of Douglas Tilden at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute (the former Hopkins mansion. Douglas Tilden is one of California’s and San Francisco’s most famous sculptors. In his day Tilden was know as the Michelangelo of the West.) Cummings eventually became a leading light in San Francisco’s artistic and social circles. Cummings exhibited frequently at the Bohemian Club and after the catastrophic destruction of the city in1906 was appointed San Francisco’s first Parks Commissioner. He served on that post for 32 years and his influence is still seen all over San Francisco in the display of many well-know and public sculptures and monuments.

The 1905 Murphy Windmill located at the south end of Golden Gate Park shortly after its historic restoration.

From the show, Cult of the Machine at the de Young

More photos from the show

The Francis Scott Key Monument in the Music Concourse at Golden Gate Park

It was built in 1888 and funded by James Lick

Detail of an enormous mural painted on canvas that hung in the Wilsey Court of the de Young Museum in 2015. The mural was part of an exhibition titled:

Jewel City: Art from San Francisco's Panama-Pacific International Exposition

October 17, 2015 – January 10, 2016

The year 2015 marked the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE), San Francisco world’s fair that celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal and the city’s reconstruction following the great earthquake of 1906. The grand exposition covered 76 city blocks and boasted national and international pavilions showcasing innovation, industry, and the arts. At the heart of the PPIE was one of the most ambitious art exhibitions ever presented in the United States, encompassing more than 11,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, and photographs, in addition to a significant array of public murals and monuments. To mark this anniversary, Jewel City revisited this vital moment in the inauguration of San Francisco as the West Coast’s cultural epicenter. The landmark exhibition at the de Young reassembled more than 200 works by major American and European artists, most of which were on display at this defining event.

Entrance to the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park

The Rideout Memorial Fountain – 1924

by Earl Cummings 

Golden Gate Park
Music Concourse

Saffron Tower

In 2008, blown glass and neon tower by Dale Chihuly was installed in front of the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park. Titled Saffron Tower, it stood in the very center of the Pool of Enchantment. The summer's exhibition of Chihuly’s work opened on June 14th and ended on September 28, 2008.

Dale Chihuly at the DeYoung Museum in 2008

From the show:

Teotihuacan

City of Water City of Fire

at the de Young

More photos from the show in 2017

The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park

The Portals of the Past (Ruins of the Towne Residence, California Street) 1907

A recurring subject for Willard Worden was the surviving entryway to a Nob Hill mansion destroyed in the earthquake of 1906 and relocated to Golden Gate Park in 1909. Called the Portals of the Past, the ruin served as both a monument to the city’s recent tragedy and a symbol of its perseverance.

My photo of a photo by Willand Worden,

from the show Portals of the Past at the de Young in 2015

At the de Young Museum

From the Summer of Love Show at the de Young Museum in 2017 http://www.ronhenggeler.com/Newsletters/2017/4.15/Newsletter.html

From the 2012 show at the De Young Museum

The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk To The Catwalk

The Cafe patio at the de Young Museum

From the 2012 show at the De Young Museum

The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk To The Catwalk

Entrance to the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park

In a clearing known as Heros Grove, a large, three-sided granite boulder known as the Gold Star Mothers Rock is inscribed with the names of 748 local men and 13 women who died in World War 1. Heroes Grove is located across John F. Kennedy Drive directly north of the deYoung Museum.

At the base of Huntington Falls at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park

No. 4 from the series Steel Riggers, Bay Bridge 1936
My photograph of the lithograph by Arthur George Murphy (American 1906-1991)
From the show, THE BAY BRIDGE A Work in Progress 1933-1936
More photos from this show at the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park

The Nations of the West 1914 My photo of a photo by Willand Worden, from the show Portals of the Past at the de Young in 2015

 

The 1905 Murphy Windmill

The Courtyard of the de Young Museum with the installation titled Drawn Stone, 2005

by Andy Goldworthy

Riveter without a safety belt finishing off a tower plate 1935
My photo of a photo by Peter Stackpole (American 1913-1997)
From the show, THE BAY BRIDGE A Work in Progress 1933-1936
More photos from this show at the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park

The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park

From a show at the de Young Museum in 2018

Weapons of Mass Seduction: The Art of Propaganda

For more photos of the show

Stowe Lake in Golden Gate Park

From the Summer of Love Show at the de Young Museum in 2017 http://www.ronhenggeler.com/Newsletters/2017/4.15/Newsletter.html

The show, Keith Haring: The Political Line at the de Young in 2014

More photos of this show

Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park

The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park

From the 2012 show at the De Young Museum

The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk To The Catwalk

The Rideout Memorial Fountain – 1924

by Earl Cummings 

Golden Gate Park
Music Concourse

Conversation with Grampy, from the series Hides, 1997 

Acrylic on amate paper

From the show, Ed Hardy, "Deeper Than Skin", at the de Young Museum

For more photos from the show

From the Summer of Love Show at the de Young Museum in 2017 http://www.ronhenggeler.com/Newsletters/2017/4.15/Newsletter.html

Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park

The Murphy Windmill

Architectural study of the Bay Bridge’s center anchorage 1933-1934
From the architectural firm of James Rupert Miller and Timothy Pflueger 
My photo of the graphite drawing on tracing paper
From the show, THE BAY BRIDGE A Work in Progress 1933-1936
At the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park

More photos from this show

2017 Bouquets to Art at the de Young Museum in San Francisco

More photos from the show

The Courtyard of the de Young Museum

From the Summer of Love Show at the de Young Museum in 2017 http://www.ronhenggeler.com/Newsletters/2017/4.15/Newsletter.html

From the Summer of Love Show at the de Young Museum in 2017 http://www.ronhenggeler.com/Newsletters/2017/4.15/Newsletter.html

Dale Chihuly at the DeYoung Museum in 2008

One of the stairways inside the de Young

The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park

Detail of the Sphinx
The pair of crouched Egyptian mythical figures by sculptor Arthur Putnam guards a walkway seemingly to nowhere . . . but this was once the pathway to the Egyptian- style Fine Arts Building for the 1894 Midwinter Fair.

The Francis Scott Key Monument in the Music Concourse at Golden Gate Park

From the Summer of Love Show at the de Young Museum in 2017 http://www.ronhenggeler.com/Newsletters/2017/4.15/Newsletter.html

2017 Bouquets to Art at the de Young Museum in San Francisco

More photos from this show

The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park

From a show at the de Young Museum in 2018

Weapons of Mass Seduction: The Art of Propaganda
For more photos of the show

No. 5 from the series Steel Riggers, Bay Bridge 1936
My photograph of the lithograph by Arthur George Murphy (American 1906-1991)
From the show, THE BAY BRIDGE A Work in Progress 1933-1936
At the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park

More photos from this show

The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park

Detail of the lion atop the Brown Gate at 8th Avenue and Fulton, entrance to Golden Gate Park. The lion and bear sculptures are by Earl Cummings.

 

2017 Bouquets to Art at the de Young Museum in San Francisco

For more photos from the show

From the Summer of Love Show at the de Young Museum in 2017 http://www.ronhenggeler.com/Newsletters/2017/4.15/Newsletter.html

The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park

From the 2012 show at the De Young Museum

The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk To The Catwalk

A piece from the 2017 exhibit at the de Young

Teotihuacan

City of Water City of Fire

The unfinished ferris wheel in Golden Gate Park. The observation wheel was to have been part of the year long celebration of Golden Gate Park's 150 Year Anniversary. The party has been postponed indefinately, while Californians are sheltered in place because of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Until the the Coronavirus has passed, San Franciscans and Bay Area residents have been invited to celebrate the park's 150 Anniversary on-line.

To visit the official web site, click here: https://www.goldengatepark150.com