Exhibits

    "Inside-Out Reflections" – photographs by Will Furman

    An old wood cabin and mattress are reflected in glass with white curtain.

    This exhibit features photos of Bodie and other western ghost towns, as well as contemporary images of San Francisco. Furman’s work incorporates a technique he calls “inside-out reflections.” This single exposure technique captures images reflected in glass, rendering a multilayered scene that reorders the viewer’s sense of reality.

    The exhibit is free.

    Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building, 1st Floor
    914 Capitol Mall
    Sacramento, CA 94814

    MONDAY - FRIDAY
    8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
    April – October, 2018

    A ghost town is reflected in glass window of abandoned dress shop. A black truck sits outside of shop.
    An old wood cabin and mattress are reflected in glass with white curtain.
    Green and clear glass jars and bottles are seen through window of abandoned building.



    A ghost town is reflected in glass window of abandoned mercantile store.
    Old baby carriage sits in window of empty room, with ghost town reflected in window.
    Dirty white bowl, old bottles sit on window sill of empty house with torn white curtains, while ghost town and hills are reflected in window.

    "War in the Archives" – a Sutro Library exhibit

    War has been a central feature in every society, from the Ancients to today. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Armistice of November 11, 1918 which ended the fighting of World War I. With hundreds of thousands of books written on the subject – ranging from battles to strategy to emergency medical care on the field, to the machinery of warfare – the Sutro Library will display a varied and diverse collection of our holdings on the subject. There will be unique artifacts, books, and illustrations that range in date from the 16th through the 20th century.

    Exhibit starts in the middle of June 2018 and goes through August 20, 2018. The exhibit is free.

    J. Paul Leonard Library - Sutro Library
    5th Floor, Reading Room
    1630 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132
    MONDAY - FRIDAY
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    April – June, 2018
    Vegetius Renatus, Flavius De, [4th century AD]. Flavi Vegeti Renati ... de re militari libri qvatvor post omnes omnium editiones, ope veterum librorum correcti, a Godescalco Stewechio. Lvgdvni : ex officina Plantiniana, apud Franciscum Raphelengium, 1592.
    Militarie instructions for the cavallrie. Cambridge, [Eng.] printers to the university, 1632.
    Vegetius Renatus, Flavius De, [4th century AD]. Flavi Vegeti Renati ... de re militari libri qvatvor post omnes omnium editiones, ope veterum librorum correcti, a Godescalco Stewechio. Lvgdvni : ex officina Plantiniana, apud Franciscum Raphelengium, 1592.

    CALIFORNIA IN WORLD WAR I – 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMISTICE

    World War One. One hundredth Anniversary of Armistice poster. A photograph of a man in a uniform.

    This exhibit features period arms, uniforms, division flags and insignias and a gasmask to protect soldiers during combat on loan from the California State Military Museum and Center for Military History. Archival materials from the State Library include letters written by soldiers while overseas, diaries, photo albums, and photographs. The Memorial Vestibule on the first floor of the Library and Courts Building permanently commemorates Californians who served in World War I.

    The exhibit is free.

    Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building
    3rd Floor, Circulation Room
    914 Capitol Mall
    Sacramento, CA 94814
    MONDAY - FRIDAY
    9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

    ELECTED WOMEN: 100 YEARS IN CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE

    Elected Women: 100 Years in California Legislature eshibit poster, fragment

    The California State Library in partnership with Women in California Politics (WIPC) presents an exhibit celebrating 100 years of women serving in the California Legislature. In November 1918 the first four women were elected to serve, since then 156 women have been elected to the state’s legislature.

    This exhibit celebrates and honors the contributions of the women, both past and present, who have been elected to the California Legislature. The exhibit features period 1918 clothing, suites worn by several past assemblywomen, and current Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher’s pearl necklace. Also on display are campaign material from various women, photographs, plaques, and other memorabilia.

    The exhibit is free.

    California State Library Building
    Lobby (1st and 2nd floor)
    900 N Street
    Sacramento, CA 94814
    MONDAY - FRIDAY
    8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
    Large paddle once used to administer corporal punishment to school children. Assemblywoman Leona Egeland sponsored AB1267, which would help end the physical punishment of children in public schools.
    Red suit worn by Marian Bergeson, 1990s
    Floral print suit worn by Leona Egeland, 1970s



    Exhibit material related to Sunny Mojonnier, Assemblywoman from 1982-1990. She founded Capitol Network, and Women In California Politics (WIPC).
    Pearl necklace on loan from Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher
    Exhibit material related to Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, the first African American woman elected to the California Assembly. She served from 1967 to 1973.

    AMERICAN CIVICS

    Illustration created by Shepard Fairey of Jim Marshall’s photograph of Cesar Chavez during Chavez’s 300-mile march to the California State Capitol in Sacramento

    Famed street artist and graphic designer Shepard Fairey partnered with the estate of rock and roll photographer Jim Marshall to create fine art prints from Marshall’s original photographs. Each piece as crafted by Fairey is named after a civic-engagement topic and is based on an original photo taken by Marshall. The display includes five original photographs by Marshall and the five prints created by Fairey.

    The exhibit is free.

    Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building
    2nd Floor, Room 318
    914 Capitol Mall
    Sacramento, CA 94814
    MONDAY - FRIDAY
    8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    Illustration created by Shepard Fairey of Jim Marshall’s photograph of Cesar Chavez during Chavez’s 300-mile march to the California State Capitol in Sacramento
    Portrait of woman with U.S. flag head scarf.
    Greenwich Village street scene: a boy resting after playing 'good guys vs. bad guys.' (Jim Marshall, 1963)
    Art of Printing: California Fine Press and Beyond

    Do you appreciate the subtle arts of lettering, lithography and book binding? Savor a selection of our fine press collection in the California History Room’s April-June display!