Archive for the ‘Art’ Category
From Russian Hill With Love
Posted in Art, Photography, tagged Art, City View, Flickr, Photography, Pyramid Building, Skyline on August 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One Fish Two Fish Old Fish . . .
Posted in Art, Photography, tagged Alioto's, Art, Fisherman's Wharf, Photography on August 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Loving this retro 1962 photo of Alioto’s and Fisherman’s Wharf, from the vantage point of Taylor and Jefferson. I spotted it on my favorite Americana blog, A Continuous Lean. While the automobiles do stir up feelings of nostalgia, the rest of the scene remains notably unchanged today.
How Now Purple Cow: Burgess and Anti-Bovinity
Posted in Art, tagged Andy Warhol, Art, Broadway, Gelett Burgess, Poetry, Purple Cow, The Lark on August 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Purple Cow by Gelett Burgess I never saw a purple cow; I never hope to see one; But I can tell you anyhow; I’d rather see than be one! This famous poem was written by Gelett Burgess in 1895 and published in his literary magazine, The Lark. Burgess and his contemporary bohemians often gathered [...]
Hyde Lapse
Posted in Art, Photography, tagged Photography, Hyde, Bay, Cable Car, Video, Time Lapse on August 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Here’s a rad time lapse of the cable car heading up Hyde Street towards the Bay.
Alhambra, San Francisco (1992)
Posted in Art, Photography, tagged Alhambra Theater, Art, Hiroshi Sugimoto, London, Photography, Polk, Union, Victoria & Albert Museum on July 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Photo by Hiroshi Sugimoto, from the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.Alhambra’s got international appeal! According to Flickr: Hiroshi Sugimoto was born in Tokyo in 1948. ‘Alhambra, San Francisco,’ (1992) is part of a long-standing and on-going project of photographing theatres. Sugimoto records the ambient light created by the cinema screen. The drama of the light [...]
From Russian Hill by Ina Coolbrith
Posted in Art, tagged Art, Ina Coolbrith, Literature, Poetry on June 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A poem. Published in 1915 in Sunset: The Pacific Monthly, Volume 35. Night and the hill to me! Silence no sound that jars; Above, of stars a sea; Below, a sea of stars! Trancèd in slumber’s sway, The city at its feet. A tang of salty spray Blends with the odors sweet From garden-close and [...]
Man Eats Breakfast, Walks Up Russian Hill, and Texts
Posted in Art, tagged Art, Breakfast, Film, Russian Hill, Smoking, Time Lapse, Video, Walking on June 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Happens everyday, with or without Eddie Vedder and the time-lapse effect. But this smoker thinks he’s special.
Shop Homme’s Tastemaker Tag Sale for Unique Antiques
Posted in Art, Stores, tagged antiques, Homme, One Kings Lane, Sales, Shopping, Stores on June 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Polk Street antiques shop Homme is holding a tag sale on members-only home decor sample sale site One Kings Lane (free to join), with one-of-a-kind items available for up to 70 percent off of retail. Shop owner Michelle Homme says, “There are still some really great pieces available, including work by award-winning photojournalist Jason Florio [...]
Clint Alert!
Posted in Art, Seen, tagged Clay, Clint Eastwood, Hereafter, Local Blog, Movies, Taylor, The Toasted Blog on February 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Toasted Blog spotted Clint Eastwood’s latest film, Hereafter, being filmed over near Taylor and Clay.
