Pacifica
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Pacifica was a monumental statue created as the symbolic centerpiece of San Francisco’s 1939–1940 Golden Gate International Exposition, embodying themes of peace and unity around the Pacific.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pacifica canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monumental statue
ⓘ
public artwork ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| artMovement | American sculpture of the 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New Deal–era public art ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Ralph Stackpole ⓘ |
| depicts | allegorical female figure ⓘ |
| destroyed | true ⓘ |
| destructionDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| destructionMethod | demolished ⓘ |
| endTime | 1940 ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ |
| genre | Art Deco ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | interwar period internationalism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
flanking colonnades
ⓘ
reflecting pool ⓘ |
| height | 80 feet ⓘ |
| imageUsedIn |
posters for the Golden Gate International Exposition
ⓘ
promotional materials for the Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ souvenirs of the Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ |
| inception | 1938 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical allegorical statuary ⓘ |
| lightingDesign | dramatic nighttime illumination ⓘ |
| locatedIn | San Francisco ⓘ |
| locatedInThePast | Court of Pacifica ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
Golden Gate International Exposition
ⓘ
surface form:
1939–1940 Golden Gate International Exposition
|
| locatedNear |
Golden Gate Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Gate Bridge (regionally)
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Treasure Island ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
plaster
ⓘ
staff ⓘ |
| name | Pacifica ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest sculptures created for a world’s fair
ⓘ
serving as an icon of the Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ |
| role | symbolic centerpiece of the Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ |
| startTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cooperation around the Pacific
ⓘ
harmony among Pacific Rim nations ⓘ peace ⓘ unity ⓘ |
| theme | peace and unity around the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.