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Jun 12, 2024 · San Francisco Bay produced many groundbreaking artists who worked in different fields in the second half of the 20th century. Using a wide range of techniques and mediums, these artists have participated in and shaped art distinctively unique to the Bay Area.
- The Thinker. Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker (ca. 1880, cast ca.1904) is a world-famous sculpture depicting a nude male deep in thought, originally conceived as the poet Dante but later evolving to include all poets and creators.
- Yoda Fountain. Jedi Master Yoda found home atop a fountain outside of the Letterman Digital Arts Center in 2005. Since then he has graced this galaxy with his presence to the delight of Star Wars fans everywhere.
- Wave Organ. The Wave Organ, created by artists Peter Richards and George Gonzalez in 1986, is an acoustic sculpture activated by the waves of the San Francisco Bay.
- Hearts in San Francisco. In 2004, Nancy Bechtle and Ellen Magin Newman started the Hearts in San Francisco project to benefit the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation.
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When Charles Edward Leavitt was born on 9 September 1877, in California, United States, his father, William F. Leavitt, was 27 and his mother, Clara E. Foster, was 24. He lived in San Francisco, California, United States in 1910 and Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, California, United States in 1920.
He lived in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1950 and Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 2005. He died on 3 May 2004, in Downey, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that is a global center for high technology and innovation. Located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the geographical area of the Santa Clara Valley.
