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San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) was a private college of contemporary art in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1871, SFAI was one of the oldest art schools in the United States and the oldest west of the Mississippi River. Approximately 220 undergraduates and 112 graduate students were enrolled in 2021.
The history of the San Francisco Art Institute encompasses some of the most important art movements of the last century: fine-art photography, the Beat movement, Abstract Expressionism, Bay Area Figuration, Funk art, avant-garde film, Conceptualism, and video and performance art.
Jeff Gunderson (Archivist, SFAI LF+A) has been the Librarian and Archivist at the San Francisco Art Institute since 1981, has written on the history of California photography, the San Francisco art scene of the 1940s, and most recently on “Adaline Kent: Communities & Comraderies, 1920s-1950s,” an essay for the retrospective exhibition catalog, Adaline Kent: Click of Authenticity (Rizzoli ...
The institutional archives of the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) is an unparalleled resource, chronicling the 150-year history of the school and its vital role—as hub, incubator and repository—in the development of 19th, 20th, and 21st century art and culture.
18 de oct. de 2021 · Fall 2021 Issue. The San FranciscoArt Institute:Its History and Future. Constance Lewallen marks the 150th anniversary of the San Francisco Art Institute, exploring the school’s evolution and pioneering faculty, as well as current challenges and the innovations necessary for its preservation.
3 de abr. de 2024 · The San Francisco Art Institute was launched as the California School of Design in 1871. The school became known as the California School of Fine Arts in 1916, moved to the Chestnut Street location in 1926, and was renamed the San Francisco Art Institute in 1961. Throughout its history, SFAI was at the forefront of new ideas and cultural movements.
The San Francisco Art Institute Archives is an institutional collection that documents the history of SFAI, its curriculum, administration, students, faculty, exhibitions and events, as well as the history of some closely-affiliated organizations such as the San Francisco Art Association and the San Francisco Museum of Art (precursor to SFMOMA).
