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Works of art that begin with the letter M -- Click on titles for more details and photos for larger images:

Mandela Artscape

Two acre median area. Constructed entirely of used freeway materials and (mostly) native California plants. Symbol of positive urban regeneration on new-found but degraded open space where the 1989 earthquake collapsed an elevated freeway tragically killing motorists. Temporary until 2004, when construction began on new greenway.


Many Books, One World

Approx. 15' X 75' tribute to books, imagination, literacy & learning. Central figure of a childs face reading a book with multiple fictional and non-fictional characters springing from it.

Marking the Millenium

Peralta Park: A long bench covered in glazed tiles with the theme of the millenium. A funky children's playground with unusual steel structures adjoins the bench.


Martian Galleries

Menagerie and garden of painted/oxidizng steel creatures and flowers, cavorting atop the galleries and nearby buildings. The style appears very similar to the critters that adorn the parking area signs in nearby Emeryville mall.


Martin Luther King Jr,

Dr. King holds a child with his famous quote above..."To ignore evil..." (directly opposite Grand Performance mural)


McElroy Fountain

Monumental fountain with bench seats, circular mosaic pathway within a stone and marble retaining wall. Main fountain inset with bronze plaques.
From SOS: "Round fountain basin with octagonal base, set within larger circular pool. Twelve metal relief plaques decorate the outer rim of the circular pool. The plaques depict events from the life of city official John E. McElroy. The entire fountain is set within a mosaic-paved plaza encircled by a low exedra wall with benches.
"THE FOUNTAIN WAS ERECTED BY/THE FIRST PARK COMMISSION OF/THE CITY OF OAKLAND, A.D. MCMXI/WALTER G. MANUEL, PRESIDENT,/JAMES P. EDOFF, WILSON S. GOULD./WATER D. REED, ARCHITECT,/OSCAR PRAGER, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.
"The fountain was erected in honor of John E. McElroy (1870-1909), who was elected city attorney in 1903. He served as city attorney until his untimely death in 1909. The fountain was erected by the City's Park Commission. Douglas Tilden created the relief plaques."



Meknes

Brightly colored painted steel sculpture in the form of three "S" shapes. From SOS: "Three welded steel identical abstract S shapes, one painted blue, one orange, and one red. The triptych is based on Moroccan tile patterns seen in floor of the sultan's palace in Meknes, Morocco. The geometric pattern is enlarged 100 times."


Melrose '79

15' X 30' on wood. Bilingual arts residency program. CAC.

Mermaid

A mermaid seated on a short pier-like pole with her arms upraised. Sculpture is within a pool in the center of lower plaza.


Merritt Boathouse

Collection of paintings and decorations around the boathouse.


Mitzvah, the Jewish Cultural Experience

The mural depicts historic figures and scenes representing significant individuals and events of Jewish history of Northern California. Heavily damaged in the Loma Prieta earthquake.


Mondrian housing project

Cardboard boxes glued together and juxtaposed against a commercial paint job. Holding up surprisingly well given the materials.


Montclair Medians (Animals)

Lifesize animals silouttes cut out steel sheets and installed in the median strip at the intersection.


Mother Peace

Mother Peace is a 30 ton sculpture constructed from steel girders and designed to be kinetically activated.
The sculpture was installed in front of the Alameda County Courthouse in Oakland for the 1974 Public Sculptures: Urban Spaces exhibition. Upon seeing it, County Supreme Court Judge Lewis E. Lercara declared the work an abomination and said, "Just because someone gets a grant doesn't mean they have to deface the city." The Judge collected signatures demanding the immediate removal of Mother Peace and brought the matter to the Oakland City Council. The public packed City Hall to speak out on the issue, with many Bay Area artists defending the work.
After much discussion, the Council voted to dismantle the sculpture at the end of the exhibition. Mother Peace went on to a Whitney Museum exhibit where it was displayed in Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn and was well received. The sculpture now resides at the Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, NY alongside other notable di Suvero works. See http://www.stormking.org/MarkdiSuvero.html.



Mr. Ishi

Located in the entryway courtyard area of the Oakland Museum.


Mural at 54th Street

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Mandela Artscape
Two acre median area. Constructed entirely of used freeway materials and (mostly) native California plants. Symbol of positive urban regeneration on new-found but degraded open space where the 1989 earthquake collapsed an elevated freeway tragically killing motorists. Temporary until 2004, when construction began on new greenway.
Many Books, One World
Approx. 15' X 75' tribute to books, imagination, literacy & learning. Central figure of a childs face reading a book with multiple fictional and non-fictional characters springing from it.
Marking the Millenium
Peralta Park: A long bench covered in glazed tiles with the theme of the millenium. A funky children's playground with unusual steel structures adjoins the bench.
Martian Galleries
Menagerie and garden of painted/oxidizng steel creatures and flowers, cavorting atop the galleries and nearby buildings. The style appears very similar to the critters that adorn the parking area signs in nearby Emeryville mall.
Martin Luther King Jr,
Dr. King holds a child with his famous quote above..."To ignore evil..." (directly opposite Grand Performance mural)
McElroy Fountain
Monumental fountain with bench seats, circular mosaic pathway within a stone and marble retaining wall. Main fountain inset with bronze plaques. From SOS: "Round fountain basin with octagonal base, set within larger circular pool. Twelve metal relief plaques decorate the outer rim of the circular pool. The plaques depict events from the life of city official John E. McElroy. The entire fountain is set within a mosaic-paved plaza encircled by a low exedra wall with benches. "THE FOUNTAIN WAS ERECTED BY/THE FIRST PARK COMMISSION OF/THE CITY OF OAKLAND, A.D. MCMXI/WALTER G. MANUEL, PRESIDENT,/JAMES P. EDOFF, WILSON S. GOULD./WATER D. REED, ARCHITECT,/OSCAR PRAGER, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. "The fountain was erected in honor of John E. McElroy (1870-1909), who was elected city attorney in 1903. He served as city attorney until his untimely death in 1909. The fountain was erected by the City's Park Commission. Douglas Tilden created the relief plaques."
Meknes
Brightly colored painted steel sculpture in the form of three "S" shapes. From SOS: "Three welded steel identical abstract S shapes, one painted blue, one orange, and one red. The triptych is based on Moroccan tile patterns seen in floor of the sultan's palace in Meknes, Morocco. The geometric pattern is enlarged 100 times."
Melrose '79
15' X 30' on wood. Bilingual arts residency program. CAC.
Mermaid
A mermaid seated on a short pier-like pole with her arms upraised. Sculpture is within a pool in the center of lower plaza.
Merritt Boathouse
Collection of paintings and decorations around the boathouse.
Mitzvah, the Jewish Cultural Experience
The mural depicts historic figures and scenes representing significant individuals and events of Jewish history of Northern California. Heavily damaged in the Loma Prieta earthquake.
Mondrian housing project
Cardboard boxes glued together and juxtaposed against a commercial paint job. Holding up surprisingly well given the materials.
Montclair Medians (Animals)
Lifesize animals silouttes cut out steel sheets and installed in the median strip at the intersection.
Mother Peace
Mother Peace is a 30 ton sculpture constructed from steel girders and designed to be kinetically activated. The sculpture was installed in front of the Alameda County Courthouse in Oakland for the 1974 Public Sculptures: Urban Spaces exhibition. Upon seeing it, County Supreme Court Judge Lewis E. Lercara declared the work an abomination and said, "Just because someone gets a grant doesn't mean they have to deface the city." The Judge collected signatures demanding the immediate removal of Mother Peace and brought the matter to the Oakland City Council. The public packed City Hall to speak out on the issue, with many Bay Area artists defending the work. After much discussion, the Council voted to dismantle the sculpture at the end of the exhibition. Mother Peace went on to a Whitney Museum exhibit where it was displayed in Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn and was well received. The sculpture now resides at the Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, NY alongside other notable di Suvero works. See http://www.stormking.org/MarkdiSuvero.html.
Mr. Ishi
Located in the entryway courtyard area of the Oakland Museum.
Mural at 54th Street