Treasure Island in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Islands of the Pacific

1938

— Adaline Kent (American, 1900-1959) —

Islands of the Pacific Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado

1. Islands of the Pacific Marker

Inscription. Cast stone with steel reinforcement
Treasure Island Development Authority

Adaline Kent’s three Pacific Islander statues were among twenty Pacific Unity sculptures produced for the court of Pacifica at the 1939-1940 Golden Gate International Exposition. Kent’s two remaining sculptures now flank the central entrance to Building One. The subtitle of the group was “Listening to Music.” The third stature was a young musician playing a stringed instrument. Unfortunately, that third statue was lost. Kent also designed two bas-reliefs, “Air” and “Water,” over the western arches of the fair’s Tower of the Sun.

Erected by Treasure Island Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.

Location. 37° 49.041′ N, 122° 22.274′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is on Treasure Island. It can be reached from Avenue of the Palms north of Clipper Cove Way. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Avenue of the Palms, San Francisco CA 94130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Defending the Bay for 150 Years (approx. ¼ mile away); Treasure Island (approx. 0.4 miles away); Signal

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(approx. half a mile away); Pier 1, Working Waterfront: Geography & Rail (approx. 1.8 miles away); Pier 1, Working Waterfront: The 1934 Strike (approx. 1.8 miles away); Pier 1, Working Waterfront: Ferry Service (approx. 1.9 miles away); Egg War of the Farallones (approx. 1.9 miles away); Those Who Harvest the Sea (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.

Also see . . . The Pacific Unity Sculptures. Treasure Island Museum

"The Pacific Unity sculptures were characteristic of the 1930’s in their themes, which pay tribute to the common man; their proportions, which are heroic; and their stripped-down, streamlined look. They lack the conventional embellishments that often characterized American monumental sculpture, especially sculpture for world's fairs: classical proportions, flattering postures, flowing robes, wings, and other props derived from classical mythology."

(Submitted on March 17, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Islands of the Pacific Statue & Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, March 16, 2023

2. Islands of the Pacific Statue & Marker

Second Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, March 16, 2023

3. Second Statue

Both Statues in Front of Building One image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, March 16, 2023

4. Both Statues in Front of Building One

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 17, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.