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  1. Beniamino Bufano and David D. Bohannon Breaking Ground for Bufano's Studio at Hillsdale Shopping Center, 1960 - Negative

    Beniamino Bufano and David D. Bohannon Breaking Ground for Bufano's Studio at Hillsdale Shopping Center, 1960. Black and white negative of (left to right) sculptor Beniamino "Benny" Bufano, developer David D. Bohannon, San Mateo Mayor Hugh Wayne, and an unidentified Hillsdale executive breaking ground for Bufano's sculpture studio at Hillsdale Shopping Center. All four men are in suits and ties standing on a patch of dirt in front of a wooden str...

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    Beniamino Bufano and David D. Bohannon Breaking Ground for Bufano's Studio
  2. Benny Bufano Statue at Hillsdale Shopping Center, 1961 - Negative

    Benny Bufano Statue at Hillsdale Shopping Center, 1961. Black and white negative shows a Beniamino "Benny" Bufano sculpture of St. Francis of Assisi on horseback at Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, California. The scuplture is made of terrazzo, a composite of stone and resin, and the surface is polished with smooth rounded corners. In the image, the sculpture appears outdoors on a pedestal that is surrounded by shrubbery. A shoe store is p...

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    Benny Bufano Statue at Hillsdale Shopping Center, 1961
  3. Benny Bufuno Sculpture in the Camp Family's Private Collection, April 5, 1963 - Negative

    Benny Bufuno Sculpture in the Camp Family's Private Collection, April 5, 1963. Black and white negative of Benny Bufano art at home of Camp's, 80 Downey Rd., Hillsborough. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

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    Benny Bufuno Sculpture in the Camp Family's Private Collection, April 5, 19
  4. San Francisco International Airport, 1958 - Negative

    San Francisco International Airport, 1958. Black and white negative of San Francisco International Airport (SFO) terminal with an Alouette Jet Helicopter flying above. There are four people in the helicopter and signage on its side reads, "EXPERIMENTAL / N-504." A large sculpture entitled "Peace" by Beniamino Bufano is being erected in front of the airport. Part of a series.

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    San Francisco International Airport, 1958
  5. Sculptor Benny Bufano with Students at Hillsdale Shopping Center Studio, 1965 - Negative

    Sculptor Benny Bufano with Students at Hillsdale Shopping Center Studio, 1965. Black and white negative of Sculptor Beniamino "Benny" Bufano with students in his Hillsdale Shopping Center studio. Approximately 35 students gather in a circle around Bufano. Bufano stands next to a rectangular table filled with art supplies and drawings. Behind him are two polished sculptures of Saint Francis of Assisi. There is a ladder in the background in the le...

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    Sculptor Benny Bufano with Students at Hillsdale Shopping Center Studio, 19

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