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.

    "Natural History Illustration in the Age of Enlightenment" – a Sutro Library exhibit

    Eighteenth century illustrations of animals, insects, amphibians, and fish by Pierre-Joseph Buchoz and August Johann Rosel von Rosenhof.

    The Enlightenment fueled Europeans to embark on voyages of discovery during the eighteenth and early part of the nineteenth century. Mounted as purely scientific ventures, they sought to gather specimens and to document and catalog newly discovered flora and fauna that would crowd the cabinets of Natural History Museums. Illustrations were meant to be practical, but they also reflect Enlightenment ideals in their beauty and extra flourishes, perspectives where art and science meet.

    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

    "California in World War I" – an exhibit on the 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.

    "American Civics" – artwork by Shepard Fairey, photographs by Jim Marshall

    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!