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Kalligraphia XIV: An Exhibition by Members of the Friends of Calligraphy Every year since 1976, the Friends of Calligraphy has presented its members’ work in an exhibit at the San Francisco Public Library titled Kalligraphia—a word that translates to “beautiful writing.” Come see the exquisite work by Thomas Ingmire, David Brock, Georgianna Greenwood, Carl Rohrs, Susan Skarsgard, and many more. I was thrilled to see a piece by Dorothy Yuki—an artist I interviewed on thi …

J. Otto Seibold and Mr. Lunch The Contemporary Jewish Museum continues its tradition of presenting family-friendly exhibitions that explore the work of beloved children’s book illustrators with J. Otto Seibold and Mr. Lunch. J. Otto Seibold is a self-taught and widely exhibited artist from Oakland, California, and one of America’s most influential creators of children’s books. His offbeat and wacky Mr. Lunch books (written with Vivian Walsh) were the first children’s books designed usi …

Valentines for a City: The Hearts of San Francisco Project Hearts of San Francisco was launched in 2004 as a Bay Area wide “heart installation” with artist-created hearts installed in public places throughout San Francisco. This year marks the 10th anniversary of this project, which combines fundraising, community involvement and the nurturing of artistic expression. The unique heart sculptures, found throughout the City, have become iconic to San Francisco locals and tourists al …

As one of the most influential portrait photographers of the twentieth century, Arnold Newman (1918–2006) created iconic images of some of the most prominent cultural figures of his time. Arnold Newman: Masterclass, on view at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, presents seven decades of work and more than 200 images by this photographer—many works famous for both portrait and sitter, many never exhibited before. At the entrance to this retrospective, there are short biographies of Newman’s …