Redding School Self Portrait

 Posted by on June 8, 2015
Jun 082015
 

Boeddeker Park
295 Eddy Street
The Tenderloin

Ruth Asawa Redding School

Redding School Self Portrait by Ruth Asawa and Children of the School

Father Boeddeker

The Asawa piece is a tribute to Father Alfred Boeddeker.  Boeddeker was the Franciscan priest who founded St. Anthony’s Dining Room and he is the park’s namesake. The 4- by 16.5-foot bas relief wall mural is a portrait of Boeddeker surrounded by children.  Asawa was assisted by 100 schoolchildren from Redding Elementary School. The childrens’ images were initially created out of pastry dough, then coordinated into an overall design by Asawa. The piece was originally installed in 1985 and is made of glass fiber reinforced concrete.

Ruth Asawa Boeddeker Park

Ruth Asawa was a favorite of this author, and she has appeared many times in this site.  Asawa passed away  in 2013.

Father Boeddeker

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