A Bit of SFAI History

A bit of SFAI history as told by Jeff Gunderson. Jeff has been the Librarian and Archivist at the San Francisco Art Institute since 1981. He has written on the history of California photography, the San Francisco art scene of the 1940s, and done presentations on artists Joan Brown, Elmer Bischoff, Ed Ruscha, Charles Howard, the history of LGBTQ art in San Francisco, the history of Bay Area conceptual art, and the influence of art libraries on artists.

[@mattdukesjordan6370]

Thank you for this concise history. I was a student there in the mid-70s in film. I loved the SFAI. I continued to drop in regularly for years for films -- readings like those by Kenneth Rexroth and Michael McClure -- and openings and shows. Wonderful place.

[@leslielandberg5620]

It was always a place I thought of as sacred but although I intended to visit, I never did. Now it's gone. I'm so sad.