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Shadow Kingdom 2016, Artist: Adriane Colburn, Painted steel and granite, At Dagget Plaza, Mission Bay, San Francisco, California

Defaced Sign
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A sign described the sculpture. Sadly, the first name of the artist had been scratched out.

Shadow Kingdom external link 2016   •  Artist: Adriane Colburn external link   •  Painted steel and granite   •  At Dagget Plaza internal link   •  Mission Bay external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:54:20 Saturday 13 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 4 January 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7603
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Faced The Park
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The sculpture faced both the street and the park. New apartments rose beyond the plaza, and flowers bloomed in the foreground.

Shadow Kingdom external link 2016   •  Artist: Adriane Colburn external link   •  Painted steel and granite   •  At Dagget Plaza internal link   •  Mission Bay external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:54:22 Saturday 13 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 4 January 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7604
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Panels Faced
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The panels that formed the sculpture, faced in different directions. Thus it could be appreciated from the sidewalk or from the plaza.

Shadow Kingdom external link 2016   •  Artist: Adriane Colburn external link   •  Painted steel and granite   •  At Dagget Plaza internal link   •  Mission Bay external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:54:29 Saturday 13 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 4 January 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7605
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One Panel Showed
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One panel showed animals alongside a creek near a fallen log at sunset.

Shadow Kingdom external link 2016   •  Artist: Adriane Colburn external link   •  Painted steel and granite   •  At Dagget Plaza internal link   •  Mission Bay external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:54:40 Saturday 13 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 4 January 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7606
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Another Panel
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Another panel showed birds and other animals in an abstract forest.

Shadow Kingdom external link 2016   •  Artist: Adriane Colburn external link   •  Painted steel and granite   •  At Dagget Plaza internal link   •  Mission Bay external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:54:46 Saturday 13 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 4 January 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7607
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Third Panel
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The third panel showed an abstract cityscape with just a thin wedge of sunlight visible at sunset.

Shadow Kingdom external link 2016   •  Artist: Adriane Colburn external link   •  Painted steel and granite   •  At Dagget Plaza internal link   •  Mission Bay external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:54:54 Saturday 13 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 4 January 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7608
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Fourth Panel
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The fourth panel also showed a cityscape, this one with the moon low on the horizon.

Shadow Kingdom external link 2016   •  Artist: Adriane Colburn external link   •  Painted steel and granite   •  At Dagget Plaza internal link   •  Mission Bay external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:55:03 Saturday 13 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 4 January 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7609
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Last Panel
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The last panel showed birds perched in trees over a forest through which a handsome stag watched.

Shadow Kingdom external link 2016   •  Artist: Adriane Colburn external link   •  Painted steel and granite   •  At Dagget Plaza internal link   •  Mission Bay external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:55:12 Saturday 13 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 4 January 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7610
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A Beaver
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A beaver held a twig.

Shadow Kingdom external link 2016   •  Artist: Adriane Colburn external link   •  Painted steel and granite   •  At Dagget Plaza internal link   •  Mission Bay external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:55:44 Saturday 13 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 4 January 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7612
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A Fish
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A fish swam through the forest.

Shadow Kingdom external link 2016   •  Artist: Adriane Colburn external link   •  Painted steel and granite   •  At Dagget Plaza internal link   •  Mission Bay external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:55:48 Saturday 13 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 4 January 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7613
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A Shore Bird
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A shore bird with two too many legs.

Shadow Kingdom external link 2016   •  Artist: Adriane Colburn external link   •  Painted steel and granite   •  At Dagget Plaza internal link   •  Mission Bay external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:55:53 Saturday 13 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 4 January 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7614
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A Bird
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A bird sought food inside a tree on the other side of which the sun shown.

Shadow Kingdom external link 2016   •  Artist: Adriane Colburn external link   •  Painted steel and granite   •  At Dagget Plaza internal link   •  Mission Bay external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:55:58 Saturday 13 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 4 January 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7615
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