So which city in the
The city is
The illustrative arts in
There are nearly 600 murals in
at
The murals of the
Produced in the same decade, the murals in the Beach Chalet within
Once the Rincon Annex Post Office, the Rincon Centre has been transformed into one of the city’s foremost eating and shopping places. The 1930’s Deco-style post office lobby has been preserved and murals by Russian born artist Anton Refregier meticulously restored. The 29 huge panels depict "The History of California" from the landing of Sir Francis Drake in 1579 to the end of World War II. They were done from 1947 to 1948 and were the focus of a congressional investigation for anti-American content. Refregier painted out several offensive parts of his panels to appease the
The wall of the City Lights bookshop on Jack Kerouac Alley just off
has a representation of a mural destroyed in
This will give you a chance to reflect that the great range of art in San Francisco is not confined to its world class Asian and European Art museums and to its modern art museum. The selection of street art is also world class and complements the museum art perfectly, yet there is an imbalance I feel in people’s knowledge of the two categories. I want to try and help correct this imbalance, especially as the street art says more about
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