Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s massive art installation spanned Sonoma and Marin counties in 1976, attracting global interest to the North Bay. photo credit: courtesy of the Museum of Sonoma CountyChristo and Jeanne-Claude’s Running Fence art installation spanned both Sonoma and Marin counties in 1976.
For two weeks in September 1976, Sonoma and Marin counties were the landscape for a massive art installation. The Museum of Sonoma County is looking for support to share the story 50 years later.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Running Fence project was an 18-foot-tall temporary fence made of white fabric. It ran for 24-and-a-half miles starting outside of Penngrove, crossing Highway 101 and Stony Point Road, meandering along the topography of the hills in southwestern Sonoma County.It went through the town of Valley Ford, into Marin County, and ended in Bodega Bay near Estero Americano.
“This coming summer and fall, we’ll be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Running Fence with an immersive exhibition celebrating the project, the place, and the people that made it happen,” said Karen Wise, Executive Director of the Museum of Sonoma County, asking the board of supervisors late last year to help fund the creation and publicity for the upcoming anniversary exhibit…