Thursday, September 19, 2013

Richard Diebenkorn and Ingleside

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Source: 1938 Aerial view of San Francisco , from the David Rumsey Map Collection An earlier blog entry, " Richard Diebenkorn'...
Friday, September 13, 2013

Merola Goes to the Movies: La Traviata (1982)

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Please join us this Sunday in the Koret Auditorium for the 1 p.m. screening of Franco Zeffirelli’s La Traviata (1982) .  Hosted by the Merol...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Richard Diebenkorn's San Francisco Childhood

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Richard Diebenkorn was born April 22, 1922 in Portland, Oregon. He is considered a California painter having lived and painting in Sausalit...
Thursday, September 5, 2013

Artists and People

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"Mustard in a Vineyard," by Lucien Labaudt, Plate 1 from Artists and People There is an easily-overlooked title in our colle...
Thursday, August 29, 2013

The Sting At 40: A Sure Bet That Paid 29 to One - Presented by David Reffkin

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What is the hidden truth about the best-seller status of “The Entertainer?” What was Marvin Hamlisch’s astonishing response to David Reffk...
Sunday, August 18, 2013

In Memory of Ruth Asawa (1926-2013)

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  Come Celebrate Ruth Asawa Day, San Francisco Examiner Feb. 11, 1982 Both as an artist and as an activist, Ruth Asawa played a power...
Thursday, August 8, 2013

From the Library's Files: Ruth Asawa's Bakers-Clay Recipe

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One of Ruth Asawa's passions was to make the activity of art accessible to all. This philosophy was developed while she raised her ow...