O'Neil (Hazel) Signs in the Window prints, 2023

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Summary

Title:
Hazel O'Neil Signs in the Window prints
Dates:
2023
Creators:
O'Neil, Hazel
Abstract:
This collection contains the Signs in the Windows: A San Francisco COVID Community Time Capsule art project, which was created by artist Hazel O'Neil in response to a call for submissions by SFAC, supported by SFPL. It is the result of a 9-month process of conducting interviews and translating first-person accounts of the pandemic into a roughly chronological narrative accompanying 80 original illustrations drawn by O'Neil. A digitial copy of this project is available online at: https://oneilhazel.wixsite.com/covidtimecapsule.
Extent:
1 Flat Box 11"x14" (1 Cubic Feet)
Language:
Collection materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Hazel O'Neil Signs in the Window prints (SFH 728), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the Signs in the Windows: A San Francisco COVID Community Time Capsule art project, which was created by artist Hazel O'Neil in response to a call for submissions by SFAC, supported by SFPL. It consists of 80 illustrations drawn by O'Neil accompanying a roughly chronological narrative of the COVID pandemic using interviews and other firsthand accounts of local San Francisco residents. The interviews conducted for and used in this art project are not included in this collection.

Biographical / historical:

Hazel O'Neil is a visual artist, storyteller, and at the time of this writing, an urban planning master's student at MIT. She has done work for NPR Next Generation Radio, KUT Austin 90.5 FM, Foster Care Film, and the Sunset Beacon/Richmond Review. She has contributed to a number of animated films as a storyboard artist and animator.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated directly to the library by the artist and SFAC in April, 2023.
Processing information:

During processing, the entire collection was re-foldered and re-housed in acid-free folders and boxes.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in its original order, with a title page and artist statement followed by the bulk of the illustrations, page numbered 1 through 79.

Physical location:
The collection is stored on site.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid composed by Norman Yee.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-07-27 20:55:28 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.

Terms of access:

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:

[Identification of item], Hazel O'Neil Signs in the Window prints (SFH 728), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Location of this collection:
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Contact:
(415) 557-4567
sfhistory@sfpl.org
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