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Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945-1980

by Thomas Albright

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Offers a survey of modern painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics, and murals from the San Francisco area, and provides brief profiles of each artist.

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Thomas Albright

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Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards (Gold Medal – Californiana – 1985)

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Canonical title: Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945-1980
Original publication date: 1985
Important places: San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
Disambiguation notice: Full title (1985): Art in the San Francisco Bay area, 1945-1980 : an illustrated history / Thomas Albright

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Languages: English
Media: Paper, Ebook
ISBNs: 3

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Published: 1985
Genres: Art & Design, Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS: 709.794
LCC: N6535 .S3 .A43

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