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North-Shore Pump Station Stained Glass

Posted by Cindy on August 4, 2018

Aug 042018

North Shore Pump Station
The intersection of Bay Street and Embarcadero

The stained glass window in the North Shore Pump Station was created by Narcissus Quagliata.

The piece was commissioned in 1980-81. According to the Arts Commission meeting minutes of July 12, 1982, the total cost for the commission of a 12-panel window was $6665.

Narcissus Quagliata has been on this site before.

He was born in Rome, Italy in 1942 where he studied painting with Giorgio De Chirico. Narcissus moved to the United States in 1962 and studied at the San Francisco Art Institute receiving both a Bachelors and a Masters degree.

Quagliata’s main residence is in Mexico, but he also works in the United States and Europe.

The glass is difficult to see from the outside of the building, and the building does not have public access.

SOMA Grand’s Glass Mosaic

Posted by Cindy on February 1, 2013

Feb 012013

1160 Mission Street
SOMA
SOMA Grand

Composed of 390 panels, most about 2-by-7 feet and 1/4-inch thick, this mural is titled “Realm”. It is the biggest piece of glass art in the city. Coming in at three stories tall, it cost $800,000.

The piece is part of the 1% for art program of San Francisco and was created by Dorothy Lenehan.

Dorothy Lenehan founded Lenehan Architectural Glass in 1995 after a years-long tenure with Narcissus Quagliata’s acclaimed glass studio in Oakland, including 10 years as studio manager. After the Quagliata Studio relocated to Mexico City in 1995, Dorothy moved her studio to Emeryville and changed the focus of her work from leaded art glasswork to contemporary fused, painted and laminated architectural elements.

The “1% for Art” program requirement is governed by Section 429 of the Planning Code, which provides that construction of a new building or addition of 25,000 square feet or more within the downtown C‐3 district, triggers a requirement that the project provide public art that equals at least 1% of the total construction cost.

Cast Glass at the Mission Street Garage

Posted by Cindy on October 5, 2012

Oct 052012

4th and Mission
5th and Mission

These sandblasted, fused and cast glass pieces are by Narcissus Quagliata. Narcissus Quagliata is an Italian and U.S. Citizen. He was born in Rome in 1942 where he studied painting with Giorgio De Chirico. At the age of 19 he moved to the U.S. and studied at the SF Art Institute, receiving both a Bachelors and n Masters in Painting and Graphics. He began working in glass soon after graduation.

This piece is titled Oracle. There are 40 panels, 8 per floor measuring 3 1/2 X 3 1/2 X 28″. They were commissioned in 1993 by the San Francisco Arts Commission for the Downtown Parking Association and the Department of Parking.