Listen to the Wave Organ
Recording of the Wave Organ, San Francisco, in September 2011
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From Wikipedia
The Wave Organ is a sculpture located in San Francisco, California. It was constructed on the shore of San Francisco Bay in May 1986 by the Exploratorium, and more specifically, by installation artist and the Exploratorium artist-in-residence Peter Richards, who conceived and designed the organ, working with stonemason George Gonzales.
The Wave Organ is dedicated to Frank Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer was the founding director of the Exploratorium, led the fundraising efforts for the Wave Organ, and died seven months before construction started.
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Sources & credits
- Recording of the Wave Organ, San Francisco, in September 2011 by Srimech – CC0 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q7975291 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Wave Organ – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Image – CC BY 2.5