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Cathenge Sculpture, Artist: David Normal, Octavia Street, San Francisco, California

A Framed Sign
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A framed sign near the sculpture describe the artist and the origin of the sculpture.


Cathenge external link Statues external link   •  Artist: David Normal @PostNormalism external link   •  Octavia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:24:26 Thursday 7 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 22 June 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_1927
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Closer Sign
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A closer view of the sign that described the artist and the sculpture.


Cathenge external link Statues external link   •  Artist: David Normal @PostNormalism external link   •  Octavia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:24:28 Thursday 7 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 22 June 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_1928
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Six Cats
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Six statues of cats stood in a circle and all faced inward.


Cathenge external link Statues external link   •  Artist: David Normal @PostNormalism external link   •  Octavia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:24:37 Thursday 7 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 22 June 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_1929
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Closer Cat
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A closer view of a cat's face, and the collar it wore with a lavender jewel.


Cathenge external link Statues external link   •  Artist: David Normal @PostNormalism external link   •  Octavia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:24:54 Thursday 7 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 22 June 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_1932
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Solara
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Another sign was attached to the platform upon which a cat stood. That sign indicated the name of the cat, in this case, "Solara," which meant "of the sun."


Cathenge external link Statues external link   •  Artist: David Normal @PostNormalism external link   •  Octavia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:25:07 Thursday 7 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 22 June 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_1933
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Fortuna
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The next cat was named, "Fortuna," which meant the Roman goddess of fortune and good luck.


Cathenge external link Statues external link   •  Artist: David Normal @PostNormalism external link   •  Octavia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:25:10 Thursday 7 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 22 June 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_1934
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Erotica
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The name of the next cat was, "Erotica," which meant to arouse sexual desire.


Cathenge external link Statues external link   •  Artist: David Normal @PostNormalism external link   •  Octavia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:25:13 Thursday 7 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 22 June 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_1936
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Lunata
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The next cat was named, "Lunata," which meant resolve and persistence.


Cathenge external link Statues external link   •  Artist: David Normal @PostNormalism external link   •  Octavia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:25:15 Thursday 7 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 22 June 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_1937
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Lyrata
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The next cat was named, "Lyrata," which meant the shape of a lyre.


Cathenge external link Statues external link   •  Artist: David Normal @PostNormalism external link   •  Octavia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:25:18 Thursday 7 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 22 June 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_1938
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Thanata
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The last cat was named, "Thanata," which meant death.


Cathenge external link Statues external link   •  Artist: David Normal @PostNormalism external link   •  Octavia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:25:24 Thursday 7 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 22 June 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_1939
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