Outgoing
Dr. Maya Angelou monument "Portrait of a Phenomenal Woman" by Lava Thomas 1
Decorative Exhibition
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Dr. Maya Angelou monument "Portrait of a Phenomenal Woman" by Lava Thomas

Civic Center

Lava Thomas's eight-foot bronze monument honoring Dr. Maya Angelou stands as a giant book at the library entrance: her portrait on one side, her words about human connection on the other. It's the first monument to a Black woman in San Francisco's Civic Art Collection, and it carries weight in every sense.

Monument honoring Maya Angelou
Bronze book sculpture
Historic Black woman monument
Public library art

Tips

✍️"Courage is the most important of all the virtues"
📖walk around to see both sides

Dr. Maya Angelou monument "Portrait of a Phenomenal Woman" by Lava Thomas

100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA