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Location within San FranciscoEstablished1924Location100 34th Avenue, United States of America:TypeArt museumCollectionsAncient artifacts; European art, crafts, ceramics, and furnishings; Achenbach Foundation for Graphic ArtsArchitectGeorge Applegarth and Henri Guillaume (1924), and (1995)WebsiteThe Legion of Honor, formally known as the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, is a part of the (which also administers the ). The name is used both for the museum collection and for the building in which it is housed.
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Painted by in 1924 (the year the Legion of Honor opened).The Legion of Honor was the gift of, wife of the magnate and owner/breeder.: 9-10 The building is a full-scale replica, by George Applegarth and Henri Guillaume, of the French Pavilion at the 1915, which in turn was a three-quarter-scale version of the (also known as the ) in, by Pierre Rousseau (1782). At the close of the exposition, which was located just a few miles away, the granted Spreckels permission to construct a permanent replica of the French Pavilion. Delayed the groundbreaking until 1921. Dedicated as a memorial to California soldiers killed in the war,: 7 the museum opened on, November 11, 1924.The museum building occupies an elevated site in in the northwest of the city, with views over the nearby and the distant downtown skyline.
Architects and during the 1995 renovation and expansion.Between March 1992 and November 1995 the Legion underwent a major renovation that included seismic strengthening, building systems upgrades, restoration of historic architectural features, and an underground expansion that added 35,000 square feet. The Court of Honor was pierced by a pyramidal skylight opening onto the new gallery space below, a quotation in miniature of the. The architects for the project were and.The plaza and fountain in front of the Legion of Honor is the western terminus of the, the first improved road for automobiles across. The terminus marker and an interpretive plaque are located in the southwest corner of the plaza and fountain, just to the left of the Palace. Dominating the classical plaza is, a modern sculpture by that stirred controversy at its installation in 2000. Collections. Main article:In 1924, commissioned the Ernest M.
Skinner Company of Boston to build the, which is centrally located in the Spreckels Gallery (gallery 10). It was designed to blend into the museum's structure; its 4,500 pipes are not visible to visitors. The ceiling of the gallery is canvas so that the organ can be heard throughout the gallery and museum; the canvas ceiling is painted as a to resemble a marble. Organ concerts are performed every Saturday at 4:00 p.m.The 316-seat James A. And Cynthia Fry Gunn Theater, located downstairs off the Hall of Antiquities, is a venue for chamber music concerts by the and for lectures and other programs. Architect George Applegarth designed the circular theater and decorated it in the style of. The descending entrance stairways on either side are decorated with portraits.
The ceiling mural is The Apotheosis of the California Soldier by Spanish artist.: 95 Film appearances. The Legion of Honor is seen in the movie (1958) when Scottie (played by ) follows Madeleine Elster (played by ) to the museum, where she stares at one painting for a considerable time.
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The painting, a portrait of the fictitious Carlotta Valdes, was a prop created specifically for the production by artist and is not housed at the museum. The Legion of Honor appears in the 1993 miniseries, based on the first of the series of novels. The character of Mary Ann Singleton (played by ) arranges to meet her neighbor Norman Neal Williams (played by ) at the museum. The character Dr.
Crippen (played by ) in, a 1975 comedy sequel to, has an office in the Legion of Honor.Gallery. Www.famsf.org. ^ Legion of Honor: Inside and Out.
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From the museum label: 'This depiction of the female nude is perhaps the most provocative and frankly sensual of any produced in seventeenth-century France.' External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to.