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Backstrap Loom Weaving

A simple art that connects generations.

By Natalia Salinas Yanez, textile arts intern

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The Radical Art of Mary Cassatt

Learn about Mary Cassatt’s life and work in our short film.

Video Women in art European paintings Works on paper
5 Things to Know about Impressionist Mary Cassatt

The only American invited to join the French Impressionists and the most celebrated woman artist of her time.

By Antonia Smith, digital project manager

Article Women in art European paintings Works on paper
5 Things to Know about Art Deco Painter Tamara de Lempicka

Meet the Art Deco icon and Hollywood favorite.

By Magnolia Molcan, interim associate director of digital content

Article Women in art
How Leilah Babirye’s Sculptures Celebrate African Art + Queer Identity

Bay Area artists and art historians on Leilah Babirye: We Have a History.

By Kristen Stain, artist and designer; Ivy Mills, lecturer in the history of art, UC Berkeley; Salimatu Amabebe, chef and multimedia artist

Article Contemporary art African art LGBTQ+
Modern Marriage: A 17th-Century Dutch Seek + Find

Bible story, but make it a wedding in a Dutch country house.

By Isabella Lores-Chavez, associate curator, European paintings

Article European paintings
Meet Bay Area Artist Clare Rojas

The artist on her love of San Francisco, how she communicates through art, and how painting never goes as planned (but that’s what makes it exciting).

By Shaquille Heath, writer

Article Contemporary art
Curator Crossover: So a Scientist Walks into an Art Museum . . .

Taking a closer look at some of the animals in our artworks.

By Jack Dumbacher, curator of birds and mammals, California Academy of Sciences

Article American art Oceanic art
The Fearless Art Practice of Leilah Babirye

Learn about Leilah Babirye’s artistic practice and journey as an artist.

Video African art Contemporary art LGBTQ+
How Do You Recycle a 15,000 Lb. Sand Painting?

Staying focused on sustainability.

By Christopher Dawe, associate director of facilities and operations

Article Environment Behind the scenes
Drag Art History: San Francisco Fashions That Slay the House Down (Boots)

Are y’all ready to dish?

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Painting Forbidden Love + Hidden Desire

Stars are crossed, gender is performed, and sexuality is fluid in Bol’s The Crowning of Mirtillo.

By Isabella Lores-Chavez, associate curator, European paintings

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