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Title
Kearny Street Workshop and Pearl Ubungen dancers and musicians premiere
Creator
Galang, Gloria, creator
Contributor
Galang, Gloria, creator
Date Created and/or Issued
1997
Publication Information
University of California, Santa Barbara, Davidson Library, Department of Special Collections, California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, Santa Barbara, California, 93106-9010, United States, (http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/collections/cema/index.html)
Contributing Institution
UC Santa Barbara, Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Collection
Kearny Street Workshop archives
Rights Information
The artist of any work retains all rights to that work. Copyright has not been assigned to the Regents of the University of California. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. No further reproduction is permitted without prior written permission by the artist or copyright holder. Any requests for permission to reproduce this piece must be directed to: Kearny Street Workshop c/o California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives Library – CEMA University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Phone: (805) 893-8563 E-mail: cema@library.ucsb.edu
Description
The poster features a photomontage of manongs (elderly Filipino immigrants), the International Hotel, the top of the Transamerica Pyramid building, and a portrait of Felix Ayson. The text states, "Kearny Street Workshop and Pearl Ubungen Dancers & Musicians Premiere, I-Hotel/The Fall, A community-based, site-specific dance theater work created to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the tenants of the International Hotel. The last vestige of Manilatown. These performances are part of a week of activities organized by the Committee to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the International Hotel. At the site of the former International Hotel: Jackson and Kearny Streets, San Francisco, CA. August 8/9/10, 1997, 8pm/930 pm, late show with projected images. Design: Gloria G. Galang, Photos: Crystal K.D. Huie, Jim Dong, Calvin Roberts, Ken Miller." The text colors are red, black and white. Overall the poster has a red tint.
Type
image
Form/Genre
Graphic arts
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9k4039n2
Subject
Asian Americans--Housing--California--History--20th century
Eviction
Filipino Americans--California--Social life and customs
Kearny Street Workshop
Place
San Francisco (Calif.)
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