Birds and Fish in Art, February 4-March 19, 1942
Scope and Contents
An exhibition reviewing various interpretations of birds and fish in art across world cultures, including mirrors, jades, and bronzes from China, Louis XV and XVI tapestries, candelabra, and porcelain supplemented by 18th century Chinese snuff boxes and ancient and modern objects and paintings.
The exhibition records span three folders and include lender correspondence, registration receipts, and object labels and planning notes. Clippings are in the clipping collection. Installation photograph negatives and prints are in the photograph collection.
Dates
- Creation: February 4-March 19, 1942
Conditions Governing Access
At this time, the exhibition records are unavailable to the public and will only be made available to FAMSF staff upon request.
Biographical / Historical
Ever since humans first started drawing on cave walls, the animal world served as an endless source of fascination. Whether artists have used them literally or figuratively, with or without human subjects, depictions of animals in art remind us not only of themselves, but also of the qualities and traits we assign to them. Animals have been represented in a variety of ways, as symbols, teachers of moral lessons, aesthetic and scientific muses, talking creatures, or companions. Commanding the composition and constructing meanings, they have served as vessels for happiness, distress, environmental issues, gender roles, and more. From first cave drawings to later decorational, symbolical, or allegorical representations, the portrayal of animals in visual arts reveals a lot about our times and the relationship between our two worlds colliding.
Source: https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/animals-art
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (The exhibition records span three folders plus clippings and installation photographs.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
An exhibition reviewing various interpretations of birds and fish in art across world cultures. The exhibition records span three folders plus clippings and installation photographs.
Arrangement
The materials are separated by content and type and organized chronologically.
Separated Materials
Clipping San Francisco Chronicle February 8, 1942 p. 41.
Cultural context
Geographic
Style / Period
Temporal
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Archives Repository
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
San Francisco California 94118 USA