Art in Architecture


 Dolphin Wall (detail), sculptured concrete, 12’ x 60′, Newport Beach, California, 2001
  
Dolphin Wall, sculptured concrete, 12’ x 60′, Newport Beach, California, 2001
Assisted by Tony Sheets


Pedestrian Bridge, sculptured concrete, Civic Center North Mall, Los Angeles, California, 1974
Commissioned by the City of Los Angeles 

Marsh Birds Rising, bronze sculpture, 7’, Muth Interpretive Center, Newport Beach, California, 2003

The Nineteenth Century Industries of Hawaii, sculptured concrete murals, five walls, poured in place, 
Davies Pacific Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1971

Celebration of Life, glazed ceramic tile on steel, 65′, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance, Newport Beach, CA, 
installed in sections by helicopter, 1972. 

Four of thirty-nine sculptured concrete walls representing the natural wildlife of Orange County, CA
Each approximately 15’ x 25’,  Newport Beach, California, 1989

 Tom’s original drawings
Hawaiian Migrations, Kona Surf Resort Hotel, Kona, Hawaii, 1971


Hawaiian Migrations, sculptured concrete stucco murals, seven walls, Kona, Hawaii, 1971 
Assisted by Tony Sheets

California Bicentennial Medal, 1969 
Tom’s design for the official California Bicentennial Medal included the grizzly bear, CA state’s bird, tree, and flower,
as well as 8 California cultures. The medals bearing his design were sold to the public beginning in June 1969.

Family Group: fountain sculpture, electro-formed nickel and bronze, Union Bank Plaza, Newport Beach, California, 1972

The Written Word,  sculptured concrete murals,
God Creating Man and The Word in Hebrew (detail) Inglewood Library and Civic Center,  Inglewood, California, 1972

The Gulls of Salt Lake City and Ogden, bronze, (SLC)120′ tall, Prudential Federal Savings and Loan Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1964/1965


Heroic Figures, peace officers, cast bronze, 9′ tall each, of Daub and Firmin Sculpture Studios, assisted by Tom Van Sant
Peace Officers History Wall, scultured concrete, 10′ x 30′, by Tom Van Sant, 2013
Orange County Peace Officers Memorial, Tustin, CA