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Beyond the Paint
by Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Comprising the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park, we are the largest public arts institution in the City of San Francisco and one of the largest art museums in the United States.
Episodes
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Rose B. Simpson, Heights I, 2022, de Young
Transcript Katy: Situated in the sculpture garden at the de Young museum, this is Heights I by Rose B. Simpson: an androgynous human figure who stands tall and alludes to the idea of profound spiritual growth. Through its antenna, the figure appears taller, yes in height but also in knowledge —…
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Irving Penn’s New Guinea Man with Painted-On Glasses
Transcript: My name’s Michael Mel. I’m from the Mogei community in Mount Hagan. What you see in that image is obviously a warrior from my area in the Western Highlands Province of the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. When this image was taken, it would’ve been taken at a cultural show or festival,...
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Nacht und Träume, D. 827 “Night and Dream” / Chea Young Kang
In Lee Mingwei’s Sonic Blossom (2013–present), an opera singer approaches visitors and invites them to be serenaded with a song selected from Franz Schubert’s lieder (songs written for one voice). Lee Mingwei listened to these songs with his mother while caring for her after heart surgery in…
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Frühlingsglaube, D. 686 “Spring Faith” / Kyla Knox
In Lee Mingwei’s Sonic Blossom (2013–present), an opera singer approaches visitors and invites them to be serenaded with a song selected from Franz Schubert’s lieder (songs written for one voice). Lee Mingwei listened to these songs with his mother while caring for her after heart surgery in…
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Du bist die Ruh, D. 776 “You are Peace, the Mild Peace” / Jayne Diliberto
In Lee Mingwei’s Sonic Blossom (2013–present), an opera singer approaches visitors and invites them to be serenaded with a song selected from Franz Schubert’s lieder (songs written for one voice). Lee Mingwei listened to these songs with his mother while caring for her after heart surgery in…
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Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D. 774 “In the Middle of the Shimmer . . .” / Chea Young Kang
In Lee Mingwei’s Sonic Blossom (2013–present), an opera singer approaches visitors and invites them to be serenaded with a song selected from Franz Schubert’s lieder (songs written for one voice). Lee Mingwei listened to these songs with his mother while caring for her after heart surgery in…
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An den Mond, D. 193 “To The Moon” / Becky Lau
In Lee Mingwei’s Sonic Blossom (2013–present), an opera singer approaches visitors and invites them to be serenaded with a song selected from Franz Schubert’s lieder (songs written for one voice). Lee Mingwei listened to these songs with his mother while caring for her after heart surgery in…
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Tamara de Lempicka, study for Young Girl Drawing, 1932, Legion of Honor
Transcript Nicknamed the Baroness with the Brush, Lempicka was famed for her jazz-age style that fused the meticulousness of the Renaissance with the hard-edges of Art Deco. Her figures are often tightly cropped within the four corners of the frame, and I find they have a metallic quality to them…
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Ruth Asawa, multiple works, de Young
Transcript Ruth Asawa is somewhat of a legend in San Francisco. Her sculptures, often made collaboratively with local communities, populate street corners, parks and schools. But the de Young museum is where you’ll find the largest collection of her sculptures in the world. Just look at those…
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Mary Cassatt, Woman Bathing (La Toilette), 1890–91, Legion of Honor
Transcript I find this scene of a woman bathing full of intimacy. But also privacy, as if we’ve just stumbled into her space, unsure of whether we should be here or not. The woman’s long, smooth, nude back is turned towards us, while her bottom half is covered in striped cloth — a dress undone,...
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Mary Lovelace O’Neal, I Live in a Black Marble Palace with Black Panthers..., ca. 1990, de Young
Transcript I can’t help but be overwhelmed by the energy and dynamism of this painting. Made up of thick impasto, with layers upon layers of reds, yellows, greens, and blues, blazing across the canvas, this work is an explosion of paint. Filled with images that morph in and out of abstraction —...
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Marie-Guillemine Benoist, Psyche Bidding Her Family Farewell, 1791, Legion of Honor
Transcript The year is 1791. France is in the throes of the Revolution, and the future of the country is in turmoil. This painting is of a mythological story, but it speaks to the political moment much more than we might at first think. Let’s take a closer look. On the far right we have Psyche…
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Louise Nevelson, Sky Cathedral’s Presence I, 1959–1962, de Young
Transcript “It’s not the medium that counts. It is what you see in it and what you do with it,” said Louise Nevelson. She was one of the most inventive sculptors working in the mid-20th century, and is hailed for her monochromatic, architectural wall sculptures, amassed from recycled objects and...
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Leonor Fini, Le Rêve de Léonor (The Dream of Leonor), 1949, Legion of Honor
Transcript This is a double-sided drawing by the great Surrealist Leonor Fini. It is a study for a costume design for two characters in the ballet Le Rêve de Léonor, translating to “the dream of Leonor.” The ballet premiered at London's Royal Opera House in 1949. It was inspired by a dream Fini…
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Helen Frankenthaler, Crusades, 1976. de Young
Transcript Helen Frankenthaler once described the act of painting as having “the landscape in my arms as I painted it. I like to think this is what we see in Crusades, a giant orange abyss that immerses you from the top to the bottom. Oranges are interspersed with greens, and the reds subtly and...
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Elizabeth Catlett, Stepping Out, 2000, de Young
Transcript Elizabeth Catlett was a trailblazer. Born in Washington, DC, in 1915, she spent her childhood hearing stories of enslavement and resistance told to her by her grandmother. Fueled by her history and heritage, Catlett dedicated seven decades to a career that saw her sculpt, draw, and…
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Camille Claudel, Rêve au coin du feu (Dreaming by the Fireside), 1899, Legion of Honor
Transcript This sculpture may be smaller than most of the statues and portrait busts in the Legion of Honor’s galleries, but to me, it’s just as powerful. This sculpture was made by Claudel in 1899, at the cusp of a new century. Its title translates to “dreaming by the fireside.” And it’s an...
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Bisa Butler, All Power To The People, 2023, de Young
Transcript This giant 3-meter-high tapestry of a man in a flamboyant suit combines African American quilting traditions with contemporary designer labels. His gaze meets ours with poise and nobility. Bisa Butler’s work starts with an image. Earlier on in her career, it was portraits of people she...
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FAMSF without Men Introduction
Transcript Hello everyone and welcome to Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Without Men. My name is Katy Hessel. I am an art historian from London, and I’ve made it my mission in life to celebrate the work of women artists. You may know me from my Instagram and podcast called The Great Women...
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140 Una arqueología del silencio, 2022, bronce
ABRAM JACKSON: Una arqueología del silencio. Kehinde Wiley dio este nombre a esta escultura monumental y a la propia exposición. Hay mucho que reflexionar aquí. Encuentre un espacio cercano donde pueda estar cómodo por unos minutos, mientras escuchamos al artista y a Hodari Davis: KEHINDE WILEY…
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139 Duelo juvenil, 2022, bronce
WANDA JOHNSON: Mi nombre es Wanda Johnson. Soy la madre de Oscar Grant, quien fue asesinado el 1 de enero de 2009 en la estación Fruitvale de BART en Oakland, California. ABRAM JACKSON: Aquella noche, Oscar Grant fue baleado por la espalda, asesinado por un oficial de la policía del sistema de...
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138 La muerte de Jacinto (Ndey Buri Mboup), 2022, pintura
ABRAM JACKSON: Las flores azules y blancas en la esquina inferior derecha de esta pintura nos dan una pista del motivo de su inspiración. Wiley se inspiró para la pose de esta figura en una pintura de Tiepolo —artista italiano del siglo XVIII— de una historia sacada de la mitología clásica. La…
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137 Cecilia, la virgen mártir (Ndey Buri), 2022, pintura
ABRAM JACKSON: El punto de partida para esta figura de Wiley fue una tierna y realista representación de una mártir romana cristiana yaciendo sobre su tumba. El artista ha estado por mucho tiempo interesado en experimentar con fondos. Aquí, decidió llenarlo con amapolas. KEHINDE WILEY:...
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136 La joven Tarentine (Mamadou Gueye), 2022, bronce
ABRAM JACKSON: La joven Tarentine es el título de esta escultura y también el de la enorme pintura ―del tamaño de una gran cartelera― de una mujer que yace entre hojas amarillas y que vimos anteriormente. Puede verse al final de la sala anterior, justo desde donde estamos. La fuente de Wiley para...
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135 El cuerpo de Cristo muerto en la tumba (Babacar Mané), 2022, bronce
KEHINDE WILEY: El origen de esta exposición se dio al tiempo que el mundo se cerraba. Cuando vemos que George Floyd es asesinado en las calles del país me doy a la tarea: empiezo a pensar no solo en ese momento explosivo que provoca al mundo entero pensar en los individuos negros de una manera...
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134 Tarsicio, mártir cristiano (El Hadji Malick Gueye), 2022, pintura
ABRAM JACKSON: Aquí, el uso poderoso de luz atrae nuestra atención hacia los párpados y las manos apretadas de este hombre, haciéndonos pensar que estamos ante un intenso sufrimiento o plegaria. CLAUDIA SCHMUCKLI: Wiley emplea una luz penetrante que baña el cuerpo en un aura de santidad que hace...
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133 La joven Tarentine II (Ndeye Fatou Mbaye), 2022, pintura
ABRAM JACKSON: Una escultura francesa del siglo XIX de una joven mujer de la mitología; su largo cabello ondea sobre las olas que la ahogaron cuando navegaba para reunirse con su prometido. Este es el origen melancólico de esta obra. Wiley pidió a su modelo que posara de la misma manera y le dio…
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132 Femme piquée par un serpent (Mujer mordida por una serpiente) (Mamadou Gueye), 2022, pintura
ABRAM JACKSON: El tamaño de esta pintura es casi abrumador (como el de una valla publicitaria), y con toda intención. Los enormes cuadros tradicionalmente muestran a gobernantes o batallas, imágenes que expresan poder. Es en estas enormes carteleras que a menudo se encuentra la comercialización…
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131 El gálata moribundo, romano del siglo I, 2022, bronce
ABRAM JACKSON: Con la mirada baja, su brazo sobre su pierna, este joven personifica la fuerza tranquila, dominio de sí mismo. La obra de Wiley está parcialmente inspirada en una escultura romana de 2000 años de antigüedad. El gálata moribundo representa a un oponente de Átalo I de Pérgamo que…
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130 Introducción
KEHINDE WILEY: Este trabajo surge como respuesta directa al asesinato de George Floyd. Durante aquel tiempo, muchos de nosotros tuvimos la oportunidad de reflexionar al respecto y de lamentar esa muerte.. Una arqueología del silencio es una arqueología de historias no contadas y de vidas...
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Sink In: A Meditation
As a material element in the origin story of Black Americans, the ocean, and water more broadly, holds psychic and spiritual dimensions of both suffering and survival. Settle and sink in with artist and writer Angela Hennessy for a restorative meditation returning to the edge of the sea. Angela...
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140 An Archaeology of Silence, 2022, bronze
Transcript ABRAM JACKSON: “An Archaeology of Silence”. Kehinde Wiley gave this title both to this monumental sculpture – and to the exhibition itself. There’s so much to think about here. Find space nearby where you’ll be comfortable for a few minutes, while we hear from the artist and Hodari...
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139 Youth Mourning, 2022, bronze
Transcript WANDA JOHNSON: My name is Wanda Johnson. I'm the mother of Oscar Grant that was killed January 1st, 2009, at the Fruitvale BART Station in Oakland, California. ABRAM JACKSON: Oscar Grant was shot in the back and killed by a BART police officer that night. This sculpture, titled “Youth...
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138 The Death of Hyacinth (Ndey Buri Mboup), 2022, painting
Transcript ABRAM JACKSON: The blue and white flowers in the lower right corner of this painting clue us in to its inspiration. Wiley pulled this figure’s pose from a painting of a story from classical mythology. It’s by the 18th century Italian artist, Tiepolo. It portrays the death of Hyacinth…
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137 The Virgin Martyr Cecilia (Ndey Buri), 2022, painting
Transcript ABRAM JACKSON: A tender, realistic portrayal of a Roman Christian Martyr dead in her tomb was Wiley’s starting point for this figure. The artist has long been interested in experimenting with backgrounds – here, he’s decided to fill it with poppies. KEHINDE WILEY: Historically,...
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132 Sleep, 2022, painting
Transcript ABRAM JACKSON: For many years now, Kehinde Wiley has been diving into western art history for inspiration. He turns it inside out and upside down, shaking out its conventions and symbolism, questioning its purpose. And he forges its elements into something new, resplendent, and...
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131 Dying Gaul, Roman 1st Century, 2022, bronze
Transcript ABRAM JACKSON: Gazing downward, his arm braced on his leg, this young man embodies quiet strength. Self-possession. It’s partly inspired by a 2000-year-old Roman sculpture. “The Dying Gaul” portrays a fallen opponent of Attalus I of Pergamon in a similar pose, showing composure in the...
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130 Introduction
Transcript KEHINDE WILEY: This body of work comes as a direct response to the murder of George Floyd. During that time, so many of us had an opportunity to grieve, to reflect. An Archeology of Silence is an archeology of untold stories and lives wasted. It's an American story about brutality and...
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136 Young Tarantine (Mamadou Gueye), 2022, bronze
Transcript ABRAM JACKSON: “Young Tarentine”. That’s the title of this sculpture – and of the billboard-size painting of a woman lying among yellow leaves that we saw earlier. You can see it all the way down at the end of the previous gallery, right from where we’re standing. Wiley’s source for…
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133 Young Tarentine II (Ndeye Fatou Mbaye), 2022, painting
ABRAM JACKSON: A 19th century French sculpture of a young woman from mythology, her long hair spreading across the waves that drowned her as she sailed to meet her future husband. That’s the melancholy origin point of this painting. Wiley posed his model in the same way and gave the painting the...
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135 The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb (Babacar Mané), 2022, bronze
Transcript KEHINDE WILEY: The birth of the show starts as the world shuts down. As we see George Floyd slain in the streets of America, I get to work, I start thinking not only about this explosive moment that triggers the whole world into thinking about Black bodies in a different way, but I…
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132 Femme piquée par un serpent (Mamadou Gueye), 2022, painting
Transcript ABRAM JACKSON: The scale of this painting is almost overwhelming. Billboard-like. And purposely so. Enormous paintings traditionally featured rulers, battles – images that articulate power. And enormous billboards are where you often find the commercialization of Black culture. Here’s...
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134 Christian Martyr Tarcisius (El Hadji Malick Gueye), 2022, painting
Transcript ABRAM JACKSON: The powerful use of light here draws our attention to this man’s lowered eyelids and clasped hands, making us feel we’re in the presence of intense suffering, or prayer. CLAUDIA SCHMUCKLI: Wiley employs a piercing brightness that bathes the body in aura of sacredness…
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Buleria No. 2
Niña De Los Peines (Sevilla, 1890–1969) - primary Victor Talking Machine Company (active Camden, New Jersey, 1901–1929) - publisher Flamenco Record: "Buleria No. 2", "Farruca", 1901–1916 Gift from the American artist John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, about 1916. U11s7.4...
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Farruca
Niña De Los Peines (Sevilla, 1890–1969) - primary Victor Talking Machine Company (active Camden, New Jersey, 1901–1929) - publisher Flamenco Record: "Buleria No. 2", "Farruca", 1901–1916 Gift from the American artist John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, about 1916. U11s7.4...
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Farruca
Niña De Los Peines (Sevilla, 1890–1969) - primary Victor Talking Machine Company (active Camden, New Jersey, 1901–1929) - publisher Flamenco Record: "Farruca", "Tarantas", 1901–1916 Gift from the American artist John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, about 1916. U11s7.12...
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Tarantas
Niña De Los Peines (Sevilla, 1890–1969) - primary Victor Talking Machine Company (active Camden, New Jersey, 1901–1929) - publisher Flamenco Record: "Farruca", "Tarantas", 1901–1916 Courtesy of Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. Gift from the American artist John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)…
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Seguidillas Gitanas
Niña de los Peines (Sevilla, 1890–1969) Flamenco Record: "Seguidillas Gitanas", "Sevillanas No. 3", 1901–1916 Gift from the American artist John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, about 1916. U11s7.6 Courtesy of Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.
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Fandanguillos
Juan Breva (Málaga, 1844–1918) - primary Victor Talking Machine Company (active Camden, New Jersey, 1901–1929) - publisher Flamenco Record: "Fandanguillos", "Verdiales", 1901–1916 Gift from the American artist John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, about 1916. U11s7.3…
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Verdiales
Juan Breva (Málaga, 1844–1918) - primary Victor Talking Machine Company (active Camden, New Jersey, 1901–1929) - publisher Flamenco Record: "Fandanguillos", "Verdiales", 1901–1916 Gift from the American artist John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, about 1916. U11s7.3…
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Comprising the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park, we are the largest public arts institution in the City of San Francisco and one of the largest art museums in the United States.
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