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was physically the biggest and most conspicuous statue at the exposition. She was placed in front of a 100-foot (30 m) metal prayer curtain that had a backdrop of stars made of metal and small tubes that would make sound when met with a breeze. In front of the statue, in the center of the court,
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It took Stackpole two years to complete the statue as it started out as a three inch figure. It went through 50 renditions before settling upon the final model which was 10 feet (3.0 m) tall. The model was then divided into cross sections.
141:. Stackpole's largest sculpture, it towered 81 feet (25 m) over the entrance to the Cavalcade of the Golden West in the Court of Pacifica. The Court of Pacifica was dedicated to the heroic explorers of Pacific Ocean territories. 232:. This gave the entire court a very colorful and mystical appearance after dark. "The contrast brought the great figure to life, as if it were about to walk down the esplanade into the Court of the Seven Seas." 653: 271:
After the exposition, Stackpole proposed that the sculpture be recast in a more permanent form—steel, stone or concrete—and positioned prominently on an island in the San Francisco Bay, perhaps
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in New York Harbor. The plan was not seriously considered by civic leaders whose attention was on the events that soon brought the U.S. into direct involvement with
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was ready for his camera. The magazine carried the image of this, Stackpole's most monumental work, "a peaceful, contemplative, almost prayer-like female figure".
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Jones, Jack, and Earle Weller. "Treasure Island: The Magic City, 1939-1940. The Story of the Golden Gate International Expo" Pisani: San Francisco CA, 1941. p 35
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a look of "regal splendor." The backdrop, or Great Window, was lit by 75 amber, 150 red, and 300 blue floodlights, each 200 watts, all controlled by a
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1939 World's Fair Progress, Golden Gate International Exposition, Bulletin no 1, Golden Gate Expo, 585 Bush St., San Francisco, p10
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was the theme statue for the exposition, representing world peace, neighborliness, and the power of a unified Pacific coast.
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surrounded by the works of eight different sculptors of figures representing people living on shores of the Pacific.
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Currently, a non-profit organization called The Pacifica II Statue Project is working to recreate and resurrect
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Neuhaus, Eugene. "The Art of Treasure Island, University of California press, Berkeley, CA 1939. p 55
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The statue was lit by two 1500 watt underwater floodlights. The giant spotlights gave
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Color: New Synthesis in the West Reprinted by General Electric From Architectural Record
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which were said at the time to be very fragrant and added a romantic edge to the court.
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Ocean Campus, 50 Phelan Avenue in the garden next to the Diego Rivera Theater.
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Historical Study of Yerba Buena Island Treasure Island and their buildings
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on Treasure Island. There is currently an 8-foot (2.4 m) replica of
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were in full bloom around the statue, as well as red, yellow, and purple
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From 1939 to 1940, some 16 million visitors came to the exposition. The
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Each cross section was enlarged eight-fold though a process using a
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Pacifica was demolished by the US Navy on January 22, 1941.
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was demolished along with most other exposition structures.
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Demolished buildings and structures in San Francisco
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