The Point (Palo Alto, California)

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This is a small rough sculpture that is the design focual point of this Park of the Baylands. People gather here to prepare for windsurfing or boating outtings via the Sailing Station.

The sculpture is titled:
The Point
by
Richard F. Shirley
John M. Kennedy

In dedication to
The Beauty and Poetry of
the Baylands 1980

There are three poems in bronze plaques on the structure:

The Point

Above the Baylands rippling green
The smooth wind rolls, high and clean
...
Tom Walker 1980

Phoenix Arise

Out of the ruins of what has come before
The Phoenix will arise
...
Tamara Scott 2001

Reflections

Faces lifting rising up
Twisting and churning
...
Eugene M. O'Connell 2004
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Coordinates:   37°27'28"N   122°6'8"W
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