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Horton Plaza Obelisk

Outside Horton Plaza
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This sculpture was located in back of the shopping mall in a small courtyard with benches and an ashtray. It shows the air, land and sea in layers made up of small tiles.

Horton Plaza Obelisk, Ceramic tile and steel 1985   •  Joan Brown external link Figurative Painter, 1938 to 1990   •  Horton Plaza internal link San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 6 September 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:43:30 Sunday 16 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0978
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The Top
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The top of the obelisk showed a moon and sun over two flying birds.

Horton Plaza Obelisk, Ceramic tile and steel 1985   •  Joan Brown external link Figurative Painter, 1938 to 1990   •  Horton Plaza internal link San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 6 September 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:43:53 Sunday 16 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0979
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The Middle
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The middle with its jaguar representing the animals of land.

Horton Plaza Obelisk, Ceramic tile and steel 1985   •  Joan Brown external link Figurative Painter, 1938 to 1990   •  Horton Plaza internal link San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 6 September 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:43:54 Sunday 16 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0980
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The Bottom
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The bottom of the obelisk with its fish. Note how the obelisk is elevated on a stand and surrounded by stairs.

Horton Plaza Obelisk, Ceramic tile and steel 1985   •  Joan Brown external link Figurative Painter, 1938 to 1990   •  Horton Plaza internal link San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 6 September 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:43:58 Sunday 16 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0981
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In Context
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The obelisk in context. It appears to rise out of the ground because the surrounding stairs were not visible from the distance.

Horton Plaza Obelisk, Ceramic tile and steel 1985   •  Joan Brown external link Figurative Painter, 1938 to 1990   •  Horton Plaza internal link San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 6 September 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:53:37 Sunday 16 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0985
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