Sprinter at the Koret

 Posted by on February 2, 2015
Feb 022015
 

Koret Health and Recreation Center
2130 Fulton Street
Inner Richmond

Sprinter at the Koret Center

This bronze sculpture sits directly to the right of the entry door to the University of San Francisco’s, Koret Health and Recreation Center.

It is an 8′ tall bronze by Edith Peres-Lethmate. According to the Smithsonian the sculpture is a large-scale version of a sculpture executed in 1976. The sculpture was commissioned by the University and was funded by the university’s Class of 1986.

According to the Koret blog ““Sprinter,” was originally created on a smaller scale in celebration of the 1984 Olympic games.”

Edith Peres-Lethmate Sculpture

Edith Peres-Lethmate was born 1927 in Koblentz Germany and is primarily known for her sports sculptures.  Ms Peres-Lethmate still resides in Germany.

Edith Peres-Lethmate

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