Precita Eyes Muralists: Susan Kelk Cervantes, Denise Mehan, Pete Anoa'i, Star Carroll-Smith, Tony Parrinello, Nina Eliasoph, and Joe Gomez
The Primal Sea, 1980

Artwork Info

Artwork title: The Primal Sea
Artist names: Precita Eyes Muralists, Susan Kelk Cervantes, Denise Mehan, Pete Anoa'i, Star Carroll-Smith, Tony Parrinello, Nina Eliasoph, Joe Gomez
Date created: 1980
Classification: mural
Medium: Politec acrylic paint on stucco
Dimensions: 144 × 1080 in. (365.8 × 2743.2 cm)

Photo credit: Tim Drescher
Copyright: © 2022 Susan Cervantes
Permanent URL: https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/MM2021.390
Location: Garfield Park Pool, south side (26th St. near Harrison St.), Mission District, San Francisco
Notes: Restored in 2020 by Susan Cervantes, Patricia Rose, Pablo Ruiz Arroyo, and Aureliano Rivera, with new addition bridging the two original murals into one, 144 x 1320 in. (365.8 x 3353 cm)

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