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Longtime City College-SFMOMA Collaboration Results in Student Mural on Frida Kahlo Way

September 17, 2023September 27, 2023 The Guardsman 0 Comments The Marriage of the Artistic Expression of the North and of the South on This Continent, workshop, Esteban del Valle, SFMOMA, art education, art, city college, mural, Imani C. Davis, diego rivera, frida kahlo, student murals, collaboration, student artists, muralist, original name of Pan American Unity mural, pan american unity mural

Painting students at the time, Barbara Bolls-Guillory, Itzli Ceja and Xiaoyu Luo painted the Frida Kahlo panel together. The three benefitted from the workshop in a multitude of ways, from the community aspect to the technical skills learned.

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‘Diego Rivera’s America’ at SFMOMA Displays the Artist’s Influence on San Francisco

September 28, 2022October 7, 2022 The Guardsman san francisco, American art, art, Mexican art, diego rivera, frida kahlo, pan american unity mural, SFMOMA, Karem Rodriguez, Ann Marie Galvan, Latin American art, art history

Displaying more than 150 of Rivera’s works, the exhibit maps the artist’s influence on creating Mexican and American identities.

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Unanswered Questions Revolve Around the Return of Diego Rivera’s Masterpiece Mural to City College in 2024

March 29, 2022April 11, 2022 The Guardsman diego rivera, frida kahlo, Will Maynez, pan american unity mural, Diego Rivera Theater, SFMOMA, Beth Lederer, Roberts Family Gallery

Lots of unanswered questions exist around both the date of return of the mural back to City College and storage logistics while waiting for the much anticipated Diego Rivera Theater to be built.

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The Guerrilla Girls Still Behaving Badly 36 Years Later

April 14, 2021 The Guardsman Manon Cadenaule, Shayna Gee, One City One Book, Guerrilla Girls, Chronicle Books, MOMA, MET, frida kahlo, Käthe Kollwitz, feminism, bell hooks, SFPL

Legendary disruptors of the art world, The Guerrilla Girls are a collective of artist-activists exposing gender and racial discrimination in the arts. ‘Behaving badly’ and self-proclaimed ‘professional complainers,’ they began their careers in 1985, carrying posters and glue to post around the city.

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What Does the Muni’s Future Look Like on Frida Kahlo?

December 13, 2020December 16, 2020 The Guardsman Kevin Kelleher, ocean campus, 49-Van Ness/Mission, muni, 8-Bayshore, frida kahlo, K-Ingleside, J-Church, 29-Sunset, transportation, public transit, low ridership, COVID-19, Tim Hill, online learning

Frida Kahlo Way continues to be a major Muni transit hub for City College students, with the 49-Van Ness/Mission being the main bus that stops there. With campus looking more and more likely to be closed through the Spring 2021 semester, what does the future hold for Muni riders and City College students?

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