The Albert M. Bender Grants-In-Aid were grants awarded to Bay Area residents who wanted to complete projects in art, literature, and photography. The yearly contest was administered by the San Francisco Art Association from 1942 to 1953. The trust was...

This collection contains material covering graduation commencement ceremonies and Spring Show exhibitions at the San Francisco Art Institute (also known as the California School of Design from 1874-1916 and the California School of Fine Arts from 1916-1961) from the year...

The Diego Rivera Mural Collection documents the creation and ongoing history of the fresco that renowned Mexican muralist Diego Rivera painted in 1931 on one wall of the gallery of the California School of Fine Arts (later known as the...

This collection contains materials regarding models for the life drawing classes held at the San Francisco Art Institute (also known as the California School of Design from 1874-1916 and the California School of Fine Arts from 1916-1961). The materials consist...

This is a collection of materials from and about the photographer Louise Dahl-Wolfe.The collection consists of her notes from color theory classes with Rudolph Schaeffer, other class notes, and a photo album and scrapbook with over 200 photographs documenting her...

This is a collection of materials related to the San Francisco Society of Women Artists (from 1946 through this writing known as the San Francisco Women Artists). The group has its origins in the Sketch Club, founded in 1887 by...

This Collection includes audio recordings, video recordings, transcripts and other documentation of symposia and roundtable discussions that have taken place at the San Francisco Art Institute from 1916 through 2018.

This collection consists of student publications–including student newspapers, newsletters, literary magazines, and other publications–that were produced at the San Francisco Art Institute (also known from 1916 through 1961 as the California School of Fine Arts.) Through articles, essays, original artwork,...