The Hand
Fullerton, CA |
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The Hand is located at Fullerton College. It was created by Todd Frahm from limestone. The sculpture was installed here in 2007. For more, see this website.
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Hand
Sacramento, CA |
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This Hand is installed in front of Golden 1 Center. The bronze hand and dart tails were created by Gale Hart in 2016 as part of the "Missing the Mark" installation. The sculpture group also includes darts, a dart board, and concrete numbers. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]
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Handshake
Sacramento, CA |
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This Handshake sculpture is entitled "Peace." It was created by Stephen Kaltenbach and installed in this fountain in 2006. [map]
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Hand
Santa Rosa, CA |
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This Hand sculpture is located at the entrance to Santa Rosa Plaza. The marble sculpture is 12 feet long. It was installed in 1996 as a tribute to farmers, builders, etc. It is entitled "Agraria" and was created by Larry Kirkland. For more, see this website. [map]
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Studio City Hand Car Wash
Studio City, CA |
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This hand takes the name of Hand Car Wash quite literally. A life-sized replica of a 1957 Corvette rests on top of the sponge. The Corvette was originally painted hot pink. The sign was created by Gagik Daniel in 2001. It was originally six feet taller. Since it did not comply with city regulations, the sponge was shortened to bring the sign down to the legal limit of 26 feet. For more, see this website. [map]
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High Five Hand
Aptos, CA |
Ringo's Hand
Beverly Hills, CA |
Hand Holding Paper Airplane
El Segundo, CA |
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The life-sized High Five Hand is installed on the wall at the far west end of the RV Parking Lot at Seacliff State Beach. For many years, the wall served as a memorial wall with tile plaques and photos. However, the wall is technically private property and the homeowner objected to the display. The memorial items were stripped from the wall in 2016 but the hand remains.
This 8-foot-tall, stainless steel sculpture of Ringo's Hand making a peace sign was installed in 2019. Entitled "Peace and Love," it was donated by Ringo Starr who lives nearby. [map]
The Hand Holding Paper Airplane sculpture is 26 feet tall and made of wire mesh. It is entitled "For Your Intellectual Entertainment" and was created by Daniel Martinez in 1995. The sculpture is installed on the elevated platform at the El Segundo Metro Green Line Station. [map]
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Boxing Glove
San Diego, CA |
Boxing Gloves
Toronto, ON |
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This Boxing Glove in San Diego is located at the Pacific Training Center's boxing and Muay Thai gym. The Glove has been there since at least 2015. [map]
These Boxing Gloves in Toronto appear to have been produced by the same company as the Glove in San Diego. These flank the entrance to Bloor Street Boxing & Fitness. This photo is from 2007. In 2010, the gloves were repainted yellow. They were painted white later but are now back to red. [map]
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Hand
Denver, CO |
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This 10-foot-long Hand sculpture was installed in the lobby of The Haven hotel in 2017. It was created by Andrew Ramiro Tirado from recycled wood. For more, see this website.
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Florida School of Massage
Gainesville, FL |
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The Florida School of Massage features two concrete hands supporting its sign. A new sign was installed around 2013. There are also a couple of hands behind the building. [map]
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House of Hope
Tampa, FL |
Holocaust Memorial
Miami Beach, FL |
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It appears that this House of Hope sign with hands once revolved. [map]
The Holocaust Memorial was designed by Kenneth Treister. The bronze sculpture was cast in Mexico City and installed in 1990. For more, see this website. [map]
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