The Doors of Court

 Posted by on June 15, 2013
Jun 152013
 

400 McAllister
Civic Center

400 McAllister Doors

This building houses the Superior Court of California and was designed by Mark Cavagnero and Associates.

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*doors by Albert Paley

There are three identical doors at the entry to the building.  They were designed by Albert Paley.  Paley’s work can also be found at 199 Montgomery Street.

Albert Paley is a modernist American metal sculptor, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1944. He earned both a BFA and an MFA from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. Paley initially worked as a goldsmith and moved to Rochester, New York in 1969 to teach at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he now holds an endowed chair.

Albert Paley at 199 New Montgomery

 Posted by on October 9, 2012
Oct 092012
 

 199 New Montgomery
SOMA

 

This sculpture, titled Volute, is complemented by two wall sconces, they are all by Albert Paley.

Albert Paley, an active artist for over 40 years at his studio in Rochester, New York, is the first metal sculptor to receive the coveted Institute Honors awarded by the American Institute of Architects.  Paley received both his BFA and MFA from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. He received honorary doctorates from the University of Rochester in 1989, the State University of New York at Brockport in 1996,  St. Lawrence University, in Canton, New York in 1997, and the University of Gothenburg, in Sweden in 2012.

This sculpture is a result of the Percent For Arts Programs in San Francisco.

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