The School appears on Russian Hill, 1926

The California School of Fine Arts (now known at the San Francisco Art Institute) moved to its current location at 800 Chestnut Street in 1926, in a new building designed by Bakewell and Brown, architects of S.F. City Hall, Coit Tower, Pasadena City Hall, Hoover Institution Tower, Temple Emanu-el, and many landmark buildings in the city, California, and the U.S.

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SFAI Post 1906 Earthquake

A couple images of the School's studios after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire---- The earthquake also shook the psyche of San Francisco. Soon after the temblor, the Life Classes were no longer segregated by gender; males and females worked together with all the accompanying dangers of exposed electrical wiring.

With permission, SFAA is re-posting the emails Jeff Gunderson Librarian/Archivist Anne Bremer Memorial Library has been sending out since March 2020. Please enjoy this magnificent archive.