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Finding Aid to the Hazel O'Neil Signs in the Window prints
(2023)
SFH 728
SFH 728
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Contributing Institution:
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-557-4567
info@sfpl.org
Title: Hazel O'Neil Signs in the Window prints
Creator:
O'Neil, Hazel
Identifier/Call Number: SFH 728
Physical Description:
1 Flat Box 11"x14"
(1 Cubic Feet)
Date: 2023
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.
Physical Location: The collection is stored on site.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in
English.
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.
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.
[Identification of item], Hazel O'Neil Signs in the Window prints (SFH 728), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public
Library.
This collection was donated directly to the library by the artist and SFAC in April, 2023.
Researchers are encouraged to see also the Ajuan Mance Posters for the SFAC COVID Command Center Artists in Residence Program
2021 (SFH 685), the Cheryl Derricotte Pandemic Bookkeeping prints (SFH 729), the S. Renee Jones Photographs for SFAC COVID
Command Center Artist in Residence Project (SFP-138), and the Mabel Jimenez Photographs for SFAC COVID Command Center Artist
in Residence Project (SFP-139).
During processing, the entire collection was re-foldered and re-housed in acid-free folders and boxes.
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.
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.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Arts Commission of San Francisco
COVID Community Time Capsule -- California -- San Francisco
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 21st Century
O'Neil, Hazel