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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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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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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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4. Carver of Rognier Garden Ornaments - Print, Photographic

   Black and White Photograph of Carver of Rognier Garden Ornaments. Elderly man examining stone artwork of cherub with a small handtool. The man is wearing a work coat and is in a work space.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Carver of Rognier Garden Ornaments with Cherub. - Print, Photographic

   Black and White Photograph of Carver of Rognier Garden Ornaments with Cherub. Elderly man holding a stone carving of a cherub's head. Man is wearing a work coat and is in a workspace.

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Cupid, 1899 - Bust

   Cupid, 1899. Plaster of Paris bust of Cupid, ivory colored surface glaze. Torso only.

   Record Type: Object

   
7. Fountain Sculpted by Gaston Rognier - Print, Photographic

   Black and White Photograph of Fountain Sculpted by Gaston Rognier. Three tiered stone fountain in a yard surrounded by other fountains. Two robed female figures hold up the second tier. The third tier is supported by a fluted floral pillar, and atop of the entire fountain is another female figure in a contrapposto stance. Three stone birds sit at the base of the fountian at left, center, and right posed as if they were about to drink water. Th...

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Jerome Kirk - Kirk, Jerome

   Paperback photography book of artwork by Jerome Kirk with design and editing by Nori Nisbet and foreward by Peter Selz. A photograph of the sculpture "AURORA" installed at Raychem Corporation heqdquarters in Menlo Park appears on page 16.

   Record Type: Library

   
9. La Daphene Mansion in Hillborough, 1964 - Negative

   La Daphene Mansion in Hillborough, 1964. Black and white negative shows La Daphene Mansion in Hillsborough, California. In the center of the image is a classic Greco-Roman style white stone statue of a woman wearing a robe (likely a stola). The statue is behind a low hedge with fountains and is in front of a long rectangular pool that has a terraced landscape to either side. Past the pool are steps leading to the two-story mansion. There are six ...

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. La Daphene Mansion in Hillsborough, 1964 - Negative

    La Daphene Mansion in Hillborough, 1964. Black and white negative shows the grounds of La Daphene Mansion in Hillsborough, California. In the center of the image is a long rectangular pool that has a terraced landscape to either side. Fountains and a Greco-Roman style white stone statue of a woman wearing a robe appears at the far side of the pool centered between two tall pruned trees. A building with three large windows appears in the backgroun...

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. La Daphene Mansion in Hillsborough, 1964 - Negative

    La Daphene Mansion in Hillborough, 1964. Black and white negative shows the grounds of La Daphene Mansion in Hillsborough, California. A sculpture of a figure wearing robes appears in the foreground at left across from a large potted plant. The background of the image shows a long rectangular pool in a terraced landscape and a building with three large windows. Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. La Daphene Mansion in Hillsborough, 1964 - Negative

    La Daphene Mansion in Hillborough, 1964. Black and white negative shows La Daphene Mansion in Hillsborough, California. The foreground of the image contains landscaped grounds that lead to an oval-shaped pool. The pool appears in the image at mid-ground, center right. A two-story mansion with columns decorating the façade of the first floor is visible above center in the distance. Rows of pruned trees are visible to the right and left of the buil...

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Marble Vase Sculpture by Valerio Fontana, c. 1920 - Statue, Garden

    Marble Vase Sculpture by Valerio Fontana, c.1920. Sculpture features two-handled vase with a piece of cloth, perhaps shawl, draped over its left proper side. Shape of vessel is reminiscent of Greek urns. Vase has a semi-spherical lid with an egg-shaped finial on a foliate base. Only one handle is visible; it is angular, its vertical side grows from sepal protruding on side of vase, and horizontal part continues into lip of vase. Symmetrical flowe...

    Record Type: Object

    
14. One Billionth mini-SMD Device Commemorative Sculpture, 2001 - Sculpture

    One Billionth mini-SMD Device Commemorative Sculpture, 2001. Transparent acrylic sculpture commemorates the one billionth mini surface-mount device (SMD) produced by the Raychem Corporation and Tyco Electronics. Mini-SMD devices were first developed and produced by the Raychem Corporation and later sold by Tyco when it purchased the Raychem Corporation in 1999. The sculpture is cylindrical with an angle cut face that is 1.25" high at bottom front...

    Record Type: Object

    
15. Plaster of Paris Bust of a Girl by Sybil Easterday - Bust

    Plaster sculpture created by Sybil Easterday. Plain white plaster bust of a young female, with shoulder length, wavy hair. She is wearing a shoulderless, ruched top that sits above an acanthus leaf motif, which sits on top of a plainly decorated cylindrical pillar. c. 1890. No signature.

    Record Type: Object

    
16. Portrait Bust of Bing Crosby by Dutch Bieber, 1976 - Bust

    Portrait Bust of Bing Crosby by Dutch Bieber, 1976. Portrait bust ends at shoulders with no arms visible. Figure is wearing a collared shirt. Figure is shown with a pipe in his mouth that protrudes out to the right side. Towards the figure's mouth the pipe is missing plaster and structural wire is exposed. Figure is wearing a flat topped hat with a 2" brim. Plaster is painted a brownish-bronze color. Hair is carved into the sculpture. Statue is m...

    Record Type: Object

    
17. Raychem Corporation The Billion-Dollar Day Commemorative Sculpture, 1988 - Sculpture

    Raychem Corporation The Billion-Dollar Day Commemorative Sculpture, 1988. This is an acrylic sculpture that was given out to employees to celebrate the Raychem Corporation's Billion Dollar Day festivities on September 10, 1988. The clear acrylic sculpture has a triangular shape and is 6" x 12" x 1". It is incised with a horizontal red line against a graph of parallel white vertical lines. Text includes the Raychem logo, the year 1988, and the fig...

    Record Type: Object

    
18. Rognier Business Cards and Letterhead - Card, Business

    Rognier Business Cards and Letterhead Letterhead from the desks of Gaston and Andre Rognier, as well as their business cards and a postcard. 2020.004.001.6 - A. Rognier Letterhead 2020.004.001.7 - G. Rognier Letterhead 2020.004.001.8 - Lawn and Garden implements Business Cards 2020.004.001.9 - A. Rognier Business Card 2020.004.001.10 - G. Rognier Business Card

    Record Type: Archive

    
19. Rognier Garden Ornaments Business Card - Print, Photographic

    Rognier Garden Ornaments Business Card. The front side depicts a black and white photograph of his prize winning display at the Panama Expo in 1913. Display shows stone statue of a humanoid surrounded by flowers of all types in large stone pots. In front of the humanoid statue is a stone table that is held up by three stone satyrs crossing their arms, and two curved stone benches on either side of the table. Above the statue and the flowers ar...

    Record Type: Archive

    
20. Rognier Newspaper Articles - Article

    Rognier Newspaper Articles, c. 1964-1980. Articles about the Rognier family traditional craftsman business practices, their move from 1416 S El Caminor Real to 2290 S Deleware St. and eventual closing of the business in the 1980s. 2020.004.001.1 - New Paper Article, "He puts Beauty on a Pedestal", by Tom Stockley, 04/25/1964 2020.004.001.2 - News Paper Article, "Gateway Into The Past", by Vera Graham, 09/10/1966 2020.004.001.3 - News Paper...

    Record Type: Archive

    
21. 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...

    Record Type: Photo

    
22. St. Francis Fountain Sculpted by Gaston Rognier - Print, Photographic

    Black and White Photograph of St. Francis Fountain Sculpted by Gaston Rognier. Stone statue of St. Francis sits atop a stone seashell shaped fountian with a small stone bird perched on the seashell as if to drink from it. St. Francis is shown with the iconic 'tonsure' hair style indicative of medieval Catholic monks. Fountain stands in front of a work yard full of other stone artworks done by G. Rognier & Co..

    Record Type: Photo

    
23. Tini Bopper Award, 1971 - Sculpture

    Tini Bopper Award, 1971. Raychem Corporation employee award sculpture presented to James Jervis. Various types of Raychem crosslinked metal products are recovered onto metal rods that form a stylized stick figure with raised arms. The sculpture sits on a medium brown two-level wood base that is 2.5 x 11" x 5.25". On the front of the base, a metal plate is inscribed with the text, " 'TINI BOPPER AWARD' / PRESENTED TO / JAMES E. JERVIS / MAST...

    Record Type: Object

    
24. USB Drive of Photos from Rognier Scrapbook - Drive, Data

    USB Drive of Photos from Rognier Scrapbook. Contains digital photos 2020.004.002.1-31. Black USB SunDisk Drive with red retracter knob that controls the USB head.

    Record Type: Archive