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Venus With Rope

On Tehama Street
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The statue was located on Tehama Street just off Third Street where the road had recently been converted to a pedestrian mall. Not all businesses had been occupied yet. The statue was well back from Third Street and not readily visible from the Third Street sidewalk.


Venus With Rope 1986, Jim Dine external link   •  Tehama Street at Third Street external link San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 19 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:20:59 Saturday 16 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_7282
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Convention Center Offices
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The statue was just off the doorway into the new Convention Center Offices. Behind it was a bicycle rack. There was no placque describing the statue, but a new plaque had been recently budgeted.


Venus With Rope 1986, Jim Dine external link   •  Tehama Street at Third Street external link San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 19 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:21:30 Saturday 16 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_7283
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Side View
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The statue viewed from its right side from the point of view of the new Convention Center Offices.


Venus With Rope 1986, Jim Dine external link   •  Tehama Street at Third Street external link San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 19 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:21:42 Saturday 16 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_7284
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Back View
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Viewed from the back, the statue faced the Third Street sidewalk and beyond that the Moscone Convention Center.


Venus With Rope 1986, Jim Dine external link   •  Tehama Street at Third Street external link San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 19 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:22:27 Saturday 16 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_7287
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Front Torso
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A close up shot of the front torso. Just like the real Venus De Milo external link statue at the Louvre Museum internal link, this torso was also missing its arms. But unlike the Venus De Milo this statue was also missing a head.


Venus With Rope 1986, Jim Dine external link   •  Tehama Street at Third Street external link San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 19 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:22:45 Saturday 16 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_7288
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Front Waist
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The waist of the statue showed where the rope was located. The rope looked real but was actually bronze.


Venus With Rope 1986, Jim Dine external link   •  Tehama Street at Third Street external link San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 19 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:22:52 Saturday 16 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_7291
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The Base
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The base of the statue seen from behind and off to its right. There was no mechanical indication of how the statue was mounted to its base.


Venus With Rope 1986, Jim Dine external link   •  Tehama Street at Third Street external link San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 19 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:23:10 Saturday 16 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_7293
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Rope Behind
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The statue from the rear showing the rope from behind.


Venus With Rope 1986, Jim Dine external link   •  Tehama Street at Third Street external link San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 19 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:23:12 Saturday 16 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_7294
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Detail Of Back
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A detail closeup of the back between the shoulder blades. A wrinkle that resembled the digit 7 (US) or the digit 1 (Europe).


Venus With Rope 1986, Jim Dine external link   •  Tehama Street at Third Street external link San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 19 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:23:22 Saturday 16 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_7295
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Detail Of Knotted Rope
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Close up view of the rope around the waist of the statue. Here was the knotted loop at its end.


Venus With Rope 1986, Jim Dine external link   •  Tehama Street at Third Street external link San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 19 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:23:34 Saturday 16 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_7296
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