Sun Yat-sen, Granite and steel sculpture in St. Mary's Square, San Francisco, United States

Sun Yat-sen is an outdoor sculpture by Beniamino Bufano, installed in 1937 in Saint Mary's Square, San Francisco. The work depicts the Chinese physician, writer and philosopher Sun Yat-sen and stands on a granite base within the square.

Beniamino Bufano's outdoor sculpture of Sun Yat-sen was installed in Saint Mary's Square in 1937. The work stands at the corner of California and Kearny Streets, where the square meets San Francisco's Chinatown. It depicts the Chinese physician, writer and philosopher Sun Yat-sen, and is one of the public artworks placed in the square during the 1930s.

The statue portrays Sun Yat-sen, the physician, writer and philosopher who led the movement that ended imperial rule in China. It stands in St. Mary's Square, beside San Francisco's Chinatown, where it was placed in 1937. Visitors can see the figure in a long robe, and the monument is a landmark for the Chinese community that has long lived in this neighbourhood.

The sculpture stands in St. Mary's Square at California and Kearny Streets, near the Chinatown edge of downtown. The square is a public plaza open at all hours, with benches and nearby cafes and shops. BART and Muni stops are within a short walk.

The 1937 sculpture is by Beniamino Bufano, an Italian-born San Francisco artist known for smooth, simplified forms. It stands in Saint Mary's Square, a small park at California and Kearny Streets on the edge of Chinatown, facing the neighborhood it honors.