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See also: Upcoming Exhibitions Office of ExhibitionsJewett Gallery and Skylight GalleryA race for the finish line at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games, Photograph © 2002 Chris Steele-Perkins/Magnum from RAISING THE BAR, Umbrage Editions 2002.
*Raising the Bar: New Horizons in Disability Sports - Raising the Bar is a traveling photographic exhibition based on the companion book by the same title. It is an intimate portrayal of the international para-athletic community:
individuals with disabilities who compete in a wide panoply of events—from fencing to boccia, shot put to downhill slalom, cycling to equestrian events, swimming and wheelchair tennis to sitting volleyball and sailing. From the first international games in 1952 at Stoke Mandeville
to today’s newly high-profile Paralympic events, the athletes who strive for excellence against physical challenges and social stigma are true pioneers. They bring new depth and dignity to the human effort to succeed and excel against hostile odds. With striking images taken
by award-winning international photographers, the exhibition is a paean to diversity in many aspects: sport, disability, nationality, and gender. Organized by Umbrage Editions. Presented by the Library’s Access Services Center. 
*13+ Contemporary Book Art from Germany - Contemporary book art featuring the work of members of the German artist group called 13+. Through artwork and texts the exhibition
provides an overview of contemporary book arts in Germany. Important representative works made in various techniques will be represented. Presented by the Library’s Book Arts and Special Collections Center and the Goethe-Institut. Other Exhibition Areas in the Library
The City Redeemed: The Life and Times of Edward Robeson Taylor - This exhibition explores the life of Mayor Edward Robeson Taylor, an extraordinary personality and symbol of recovery for the city of San Francisco following the 1906 Earthquake and Fire. Taylor was appointed to office in July, 1907
to fill the vacancy occurring by the conviction and imprisonment of Mayor Eugene Schmitz and he served until January, 1910. Among his many achievements, Taylor was Dean of Hastings Law School for twenty years, a physician and President of the Cooper Medical School which became the Stanford Medical School, a San Francisco Public Library
trustee for forty years, a bibliophile and poet, and a founder and first president of the Book Club of California. The exhibition will culminate the City’s year-long “San Francisco Rising” commemoration of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire Centennial. It is presented in conjunction with a new biography of Edward Robeson Taylor
and his 30 months as Mayor which appears in installments in the April and September issues of the Argonaut, the Journal of the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society. Curated by James W. Haas and presented by the San Francisco History Center of the San Francisco Public Library. Funded by The Book Club of California.
San Francisco Giants All Stars – Photographic exhibit featuring the San Francisco Giants players chosen by managers and fans to play starting positions in the Major League Baseball All Star Game.
The 78th annual event is being hosted this year by the San Francisco Giants. 
All-Stars: Baseball by the Bay – In celebration of San Francisco hosting the 78th Annual All-Star Game, the Art, Music and Recreation Center presents
a display showcasing the Library’s collection of baseball material with images from books, the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection, and the Dorothy Starr Sheet Music Collection, with a focus on the all-stars.
Digging Deep: Underneath San Francisco Public Library – In honor of the Library’s 125th
Anniversary celebration. The current Main Library rests on a Gold Rush era cemetery and the ruins of the old City Hall,
destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire. The archaeological remains pulled from the site include some of the everyday
and unusual objects that tell the story of the development of the Civic Center and The City’s earliest residents. 
Two-Wheelers at the Main - A display highlighting the Library’s collection of books, magazines and historical photos on motorcycles, scooters and mopeds.
Visit a Park in California - Which national parks are in California? What state parks are located in the Bay Area? What are some of the noteworthy parks of San Francisco?
This exhibit will feature national, state and local parks within California that are worth a visit. 
Forty Summers of Love ’n Haight - 40 Summers of Love ’n Haight is a show of painting, print, sculpture, and fabric from a fairly random bunch of artists who have lived, loved, worked, been born, or died here in the Haight, at some point over the last 40 years. 
Miss Lillian’s Tradition: Older Americans in the Peace Corps - In 1966, Lillian Carter, mother of the future president, joined the Peace Corps at age 68. This exhibition explores the legacy of “Miss Lillian” and the experiences of older Americans who have served as Peace Corps volunteers around the world.
The Greatest of All Time: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali - This exhibit is based on the book, G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time), the most comprehensive study of Ali to date –
which includes over 3,000 photos of Ali, his insights, drawings and writings. 
*Celestial Vaulting - A Visual Aid exhibition of mixed-media paintings by Joel Hoyer; minimal, restrained works with luscious surfaces that reference landscape and primordial, emergent geological formations.
Visual Aid is a nonprofit organization devoted to providing free art supplies, exhibition opportunities and other services to artists living with life-threatening illnesses. Visit www.visualaid.org or e-mail visaid@visualaid.org for more information. 
Bayview’s Historical Footprints - Photographic exhibition celebrating the diverse history of Bayview Hunter’s Point featuring multimedia oral histories from elders in the community.
In collaboration with Bayview Hunter’s Point Neighborhood History Preservation Project.
*¡No Anunciar! Remembering A Mexican Homeland - Mexico can be seen in two regards: One in which Mexico is a noun that describes a place with historical facts and the other is the adjective Mexican
which describes historical memory. No Anunciar! is a collection of photographs that chooses to explore the relationship of historical memory on a particular place. The photographer, Francisco Cardona, uses the idea of “home” to transcend historical memory into historical fact. A Selection of Our Online Exhibitions *Picture This: Family Photographs of Everyday San Francisco - This exhibition draws from a collection of photographs shared with the San Francisco Public Library by community members from the Western Addition, Ocean View/Merced/Ingleside (OMI), Mission and Sunset neighborhoods. On Shades of San Francisco Photo Days, library staff, volunteers, and professional photographers copied photos from the family collections of local residents which recorded their daily lives as well as the cultural, historical, and political contributions of these neighborhoods. In this Online Exhibition we share approximately 150 of the photographs from the Shades of San Francisco project. Online Exhibition  *Out at the Library - Out at the Library celebrates the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Library’s James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center by highlighting its collection and offering a rare look into what an archives is and how it ensures the legacy of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. From boots worn by cross-dressing Civil War surgeon Dr. Mary Walker to classic LGBT pulp paperbacks to the 1978 appointment book of assassinated City Supervisor Harvey Milk, the objects and stories in Out at the Library offer compelling views of remarkable and ordinary lives. Online Exhibition 
*Reversing Vandalism - An exhibition of over 200 original works of art created from books mainly on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender topics,
women's issues and HIV/AIDS, that were destroyed by a vandal and withdrawn from the San Francisco Public Library's collection. Artists and concerned individuals from around the country worked to turn the damaged books into works of art. The wide
variety of responses to this hate crime vividly demonstrates the transformative power of art. 
*Amusing America - The premiere exhibition of the San Francisco
Museum and Historical Society, cosponsored by the San Francisco Public Library with support from the California State Library. 
Library's 125th Anniversary - Two online historical displays were created as part of the Library's 125th Anniversary celebrations. A Selection of Our Upcoming Exhibitions and Shows
Brazilian Photographers on the West Coast – a photo exhibit - As part of their country’s independence anniversary celebrations, fourteen Brazilian photographers living on the West Coast will put together a colorful mosaic of their homeland and people. Brazil’s geographical, ethnic, and cultural diversity will unfold in
the shape of mountains and coastlines, on young and mature faces, in manifestations of Native, African, and European heritage. An initiative of the Consulate General of Brazil in San Francisco, this show congregates artists – both professional and amateur – that have elected California as their second home. Some of them chose to depict their
South American birthplace, while others highlighted the immigrant experience in North America. Before the exhibit, most of them did not even know each other, but their individual talents and perspectives easily merge as pieces of a larger ensemble, in which a shared sense of identity is evident. Ernesto Comodo, Rita DeCassia, Sidney Erthal,
Carlos Farah, Mabel Feres, Isabel Green, Paulo Merloti, Walter Morales, Adélia Mostar, Marianna Nobre, Ernesto Prudencio, Lívia Santos, Ana Teeple, and Maria Vaz invite you to take part in their visual adventure through dance and laughter, silence and remembrance, joy and hope.
Our Views: Inside the Deaf World - Presenting the works of both professional and amateur deaf/hard of hearing photographers. These photographs show unique perspectives based on their experience inside the deaf world and seen through their deaf eyes.
The Games that Change the World: 25 Years of the Gay Games - An exhibition of historic materials drawn from the James C. Hormel Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Archival Collections of the Library’s San Francisco History Center.
Works by French Illustrator Christophe Merlin - Original artwork by French illustrator/author Christophe Merlin will be on display. Monsieur Merlin has illustrated many books, some of which he has also authored, for children (and adults) in his native France.
He will give a public program in the Children’s Center on Saturday, November 10 at 2 p.m. Programs marked with an asterisk (*) are funded by the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library. All programs at the Library are free. |
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