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SF’s Civil Rights-Era 1945-1965 Photography Exhibit (City Hall)

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
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Event Details

Join us for a public artist reception for iconic Bay Area photographer David Johnson on May 25!

Join the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Galleries for a public reception celebrating legendary photographer David Johnson on the occasion of his new exhibition David Johnson: In the Zone (1945-1965). This exhibition features 65 iconic photographs of the Civic Rights Movement, life in the Fillmore and Bayview neighborhoods, jazz clubs, dance halls, celebrities, and community leaders–all produced during a pivotal time in American history that frames today’s reckoning with the legacies of injustice and oppression. This event is free and open to the public.

Event Details
Wednesday, May 25, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. (Remarks at 5:30 p.m.)
San Francisco City Hall, North Light Court
RSVP (preferred but not required)

David Johnson: In the Zone (1945-1965) will be on view from May 19, 2022 – January 6, 2023 on the Ground Floor and North Light Court of San Francisco City Hall Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. The photographs in this exhibition are all drawn from the David Johnson Photograph Archive, © University of California Regents, at The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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Cost: FREE*
*RSVP requested
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