Touchable Objects at the de Young Museum

De Young museum's ADA Coordinator, Tish Brown, provided me with a list of objects at the de Young that are available to be touched by blind visitors. I visited on April 3, a free admission day, to observe the objects.

Even though the pieces are on permanent display, again, they are to be touched by appointment only.

Stepping Out, 1999, Elizabeth Catlett (b. 1915), laminated Guatamalan mahogany

Venus, c. 1925, Boris Lovet-Lorski (1894-1973), bronze.

Pre-Columbian, 1965, Mark di Suvero (b. 1933), wood, steel, iron, tire, paint

Untitled, 1998, Doris Salcedo (b. 1958), concrete, wood, steel.

Dogs on Mantlepiece for Thurlow Lodge, Menlo Park, c. 1872-1873, Herter Brothers, wood.
Note: only the dogs of this piece are touchable.

Parlor Table, c. 1860, Joseph Meeks and Sons, New York, est. 1829, rosewood, marble.

Tired Boxer, 1892, Douglas Tilden (1860-1935), bronze, 1991.

Penelope, marble, (no label).

Dalilah, 1877, William Wetmore Story, American (1819-1895), marble.

Puma on Guard, c. 1899-1911, Arthur Putnam (1873-1930), bronze.

California, c. 1861, Hiram Powers (1805-1873), marble.

Observations

• All the objects are sculptures and relatively large.
• Their constitutions are solid: marble, bronze, wood, steel, concrete...
• Most objects are free-standing. If not, they are placed on a platform at eye-level.
• The objects date no more than two hundred years ago, with the most recent date being 1999.