Focus on Running Fence and discuss the Legacy.
The piece is commemorated by historic markers at Watson School near Bodega, California and at State Route 1 in Valley Ford, California.  In December 1976, the County Landmarks Commission, County of Sonoma designated the Valley Ford site (pole #7-33) as History Landmark #24.The largest remaining intact and continuous section of the Running Fence hangs below the ceiling of the Rio Theater in Monte Rio, California.Between April 1, 2010 through September 25, 2010, Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Remembering the Running Fence was on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The exhibition comprised over 350 archival and related works and photographs, and visitors could touch the actual nylon fabric panels and steel poles from the original work of art.The Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa has a permanent exhibit on Christo featuring a portion of fabric from the Running Fence.  Schulz's Peanuts comic strip featured Christo's art and the Running Fence in 1978.
Watson School Santa Rosa California Rio Theater Christo and Jeanne-Claude Sonoma Charles M. Schulz Museum Peanuts comic strip Peanuts State Route 1 Monte Rio, California Bodega, California Valley Ford, California