De colores
Street corner art 3
I love finding these random art pieces sitting on street corners in Sacramento. Last year I shared a couple of these Capitol Box Art paintings; I spotted another one on my trip downtown last Friday, right around the corner from the California Museum, and managed to shoot all four sides.
Queen Califia
A good museum will always offer surprises and teach you something, no matter how many times you return. Yesterday I visited to the California Museum in downtown Sacramento for the second time and was blown away by this sculpture by local artist Susan Shelton. The mythical Califia is believed by some scholars to be the source of our state’s name, […]
Street corner art 2
One of these days I need to spend a few hours in downtown Sacramento and track down more of these street corner masterpieces!
Tower Theater
Japanese Catfish
This is one of a number of utility boxes around downtown Sacramento included in the Capitol Box Art Project. After seeing this work by artist Erik Hosino, I’d love to print out the map showing all the locations and go hunting for each one!
Renovations
As I walked down 7th Street in Sacramento, headed for the nearest Light Rail stop, my eye was caught by the vibrant colors on this building. The wall is only a small part of the former Hotel Marshall (opened in 1911 as the Hotel Clayton). Downtown Sacramento is changing — some of its older buildings are being demolished to make […]
In the line of duty
The California Police Officers’ Memorial was unveiled on the Capitol Mall in May 1988.