Ajuan Mance Posters for the San Francisco COVID Command Center Artists in Residence Program, 2021
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Mance, Ajuan Maria
- Abstract:
- Contains 11 pairs of posters and an Artist Statment by Ajuan Mance during her time as an Artist-in-Residence with the San Francisco COVID Command Center to help record the internal workings of the City's vast COVID prevention and response efforts from an artist's perspective.
- Extent:
- 1 flat box (1.25 Cubic Feet)
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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Ajuan Mance Posters for the SF COVID Command Center Artists in Residence Program (SFH 685), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Contains 11 pairs of silkscreen posters depicting San Francisco COVID Command workers created by Ajuan Mance during her time as an Artist-in-Residence with the San Francisco COVID Command Center. Also included are 2 copies of her Artist Statement regarding the project.
- Biographical / historical:
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Ajuan Mance is a Professor of English and Ethnic Studies at Mills College in Oakland, California, and a lifelong artist and writer. She is the author of several publications including: Inventing Black Women: African American Women's Poetry and Self-Representation, 1877-2000 and Before Harlem: An Anthology of African American Literature from the Long Nineteenth Century. An artist, illustrator, and comic creator, Ajuan has participated in solo and group exhibitions as well as comic and zine fests.
- Acquisition information:
- The collection was donated to the San Francisco Public Library by the COVID Command Center in 2022.
- Arrangement:
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Collection is arranged with each poster separated by acid-free paper.
- Physical location:
- Collection is stored onsite.
- Dimensions:
- 18" x 15"
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
- Preferred citation:
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Ajuan Mance Posters for the SF COVID Command Center Artists in Residence Program (SFH 685), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
- Location of this collection:
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San Francisco Public Library100 Larkin StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102, US
- Contact:
- (415) 557-4567