Archive for 'galleries'
Julius Shulman at new Robert Berman Gallery
Not all businesses are contracting in the down economy. Robert Berman, based in Santa Barbara, has opened a new gallery in San Francisco, located at 1632 Market Street. For its inaugural show, the gallery is featuring historical photos (newly printed) of San Francisco by Julius Shulman. Shown is San Francisco Bay Bridge under Construction, 1934. [...]
Posted: April 27th, 2009 under art, galleries.
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Gallery 415
Gallery 415, located at 49 Geary Street, features work by emerging and mid career Latin American artists. It’s great finally to see a gallery in the city devoted to this large, diverse, and creative region. I think Gallery 415 will be celebrating its first anniversary this weekend. It is currently displaying work by Claudio Roncoli [...]
Posted: February 26th, 2008 under art, galleries.
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Pan American Unity
In 1940, Friday Kahlo and Diego Rivera, who had been divorced for a year, met on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. Rivera was in town to paint Pan American Unity, a large mural commissioned by the Golden Gate International Exposition. In the mural, Rivera had depicted himself with his back to his ex-wife. In the [...]
Posted: September 24th, 2007 under art, galleries, history, people.
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