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La Chiffonnière

Coordinates: 37°47′41″N 122°23′42.7″W / 37.79472°N 122.395194°W / 37.79472; -122.395194
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La Chiffonnière
English: Rag Woman
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ArtistJean Dubuffet
Year1978 (1978)
MediumStainless steel sculpture
Dimensions6.7 m (22 ft)
LocationSan Francisco, California, U.S.
Coordinates37°47′41″N 122°23′42.7″W / 37.79472°N 122.395194°W / 37.79472; -122.395194

La Chiffonnière ("Rag Woman")[1] is a stainless steel sculpture by French artist Jean Dubuffet, installed in Justin Herman Plaza,[2][3] in San Francisco's Financial District, in the U.S. state of California. The 22-foot (6.7 m) tall, 4,500 pound artwork was conceived in 1972 and completed in 1978. It was displayed in Manhattan's Doris C. Freedman Plaza from March 20 to December 12, 1979.[4]

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  1. ^ "PCAD - Embarcadero Center, Herman, Justin, Plaza, "La Chiffonnière," San Francisco, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  2. ^ "Embarcadero Center, S.F." 19 November 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Justin Herman Plaza needs more than name change". 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  4. ^ "La Chiffonière". www.publicartfund.org. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-05.