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Title
[California School of Fine Arts on Russian Hill]
Date Created and/or Issued
1953
Contributing Institution
San Francisco Public Library
Collection
San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection
Rights Information
Permission to use this image must be obtained from the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library: www.sfpl.org/permissions.
Description
Folder: S.F. Colleges-California School of Fine Arts-Exterior.
Permission to use this image must be obtained from the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library: www.sfpl.org/permissions.
On back: "WEST'S OLDEST AND LEADING ART SCHOOL TAKES HISTORIC STEP - The California School of Fine Arts, founded in 1874, announces the award of a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, commencing fall term, 1953, for the first time in the 80 year history of the School. College curriculum offered by the School includes Painting, Sculpture, Commercial Art, Photography and professional training in every field of the creative arts. Located on Russian Hill in San Francisco the School contains, in addition to galleries, classrooms and laboratories, one of the finest art libraries in the west and a student operated cafeteria. It is adjacent to San Francisco Embarcadero, museums and downtown San Francisco.
The school was re-named as the San Francisco Art Institute in 1961.
Negative #7719
Type
image
Format
Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photographic print :
Language
Eng
Subject
Colleges--California School of Fine Arts--Exterior
San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs

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