Completed on September 10, 1976 after 42 months of construction north of San Francisco near freeway 101, Running Fence is on the private properties of 59 ranchers and follows the peaks and valleys of the natural land until dropping down at Bodega Bay of the Pacific Ocean. The fence is 18 feet high and 24.5 miles long.
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Christo Running Fence (Project for Sonoma County and Marin County, State of California) Drawing 1975 28 x 22" (71 x 56 cm) Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 1975 Christo |
Made out of 2 pieces of heavy woven white nylon fabric of 152 and 780 square feet each, the fence hung from a steel cable which was strung between 2,050 steel poles. No concrete was used to embed the fence 3 feet in the ground but it was braced laterally with guy wires and 14,000 earth anchors.
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972-76 Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 1976 Christo |
Crossing 14 roads Running Fence ran through the town of Valley Ford while leaving room for cars, wildlife, and cattle. Christo and Jeanne-Claude designed the fence to be viewed following 40 miles of public roads in Sonoma and Marin Counties. After 14 days standing, the fence was removed and all of the materials were given to the ranchers.
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| Christo and Jeanne-Claude Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972-76 Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 1976 Christo |
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