Finding aid to the Women of the resistance: mural and portfolio project in collaboration with San Francisco Poster Syndicate.
2019
SFH 656
Finding aid written by Tim Wilson.
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
2021
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
sfhistory@sfpl.org
Title: Women of the resistance: mural and portfolio project in collaboration with San Francisco Poster Syndicate
Date: 2019 (issued)
Identifier/Call Number: SFH 656
Creator:
San Francisco Poster Syndicate
Creator:
Ippolito, Lucia
Creator:
Williams, Michelle
Creator:
Hazelwood, Art
Creator:
Sun Night Editions
Physical Description:
38 color screenprints
in 1 box
(sheets 51 cm x 34 cm ; box 53 cm x 35 cm)
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
sfhistory@sfpl.org
Abstract: Portraits of contemporary activists represented in the mural
Women of the Resistance in San Francisco's Balmy Alley.
Physical Location: The collection is stored onsite.
Language of Materials: Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Conditions Governing Use
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
Women of the resistance: mural and portfolio project in collaboration with San Francisco Poster Syndicate (SFH 656), San Francisco
History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 2019.
Biographical / Historical
The
Women of the Resistance
mural in Balmy Alley, San Francisco, "was completed in 2018 under the leadership of Lucia Ippolito and Michelle Williams with
many contributing artists including Adrianna Adams and Fernanda Parker." The San Francisco Poster Syndicate and the mural
artists collaborated to produce this portfolio. The "project pays respect to all revolutionaries, but highlights this group
of women who are powerful beacons of hope during these dark times" quoted from the colophon.
Scope and Contents
The portfolio complements the mural by creating screenprints of the 38 women who are portrayed in the mural. Prints are by
numerous artists and designers, including mural directors Lucia Ippolito and Michelle Williams and San Francisco Poster Syndicate
founder Art Hazelwood. Printers include the San Francisco Poster Syndicate and Sun Night Editions (Oakland).
Arrangement
Arranged according to mural legend adhered to portfolio box cover.
General
Limited edition of 20. San Francisco Public Library set is numbered 18/20.
Title and date on colophon sheet adhered to inside base of portfolio box. Label on outside of box: Women of the resistance.
The screenprints were printed on Cougar Natural Smooth 100# Cover paper. Portfolio designed and built by Samantha Companatico
and Asa Nakata.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Government, Resistance to -- Pictorial works
Mural painting and decoration, American - California - San Francisco - 20th century.
Political posters -- California -- San Francisco
Screen prints
Street art - California - San Francisco.
Women political activists -- Portraits
1. Payal Jangid. Artist: Sarah Aineb
2. Naomi Wadler. Artist: Juan R. Fuentes
3. Anielka Martinez. Artist: Mafer Hernandez. Printer: San Francisco Poster Syndicate
4. Sophie Cruz. Artist: Joanna M. Ruckman
5. Mari Copeny. Artist: Michael Keum
6. Ahed Tamimi. Artist: Fernanda Parker. Design: Michelle Williams. Printer: San Francisco Poster Syndicate
7. Bana al-Abed. Artist: Elmito Gonzales. Designed and printed with Lucia Ippolito
8. Malala Yousafzai. Artist: Michelle Williams
9. Edna Chavez. Artist: Lucia Ippolito
10. Melati Wijsen and Isabel Wijsen. Artist: Art Hazelwood
11. Alicia Garza. Artist: Joanna M. Ruckman
12. Raquel Willis. Artist: Steph Kudisch
13. Rosa Clemente. Artist: Joanna M. Ruckman
14. Marielle Franco. Artist: Jer Garver
15. Johnetta Elzie. Artists: Adrianna Adams. Design: Michelle Williams. Printer: Sun Night Editions
16. Floris White Bull. Artist: Elmito Gonzales. Design: Michelle Williams. Printer: San Francisco Poster Syndicate
17. Lara Kiswani. Artists: Megan Wilson and Drake Manalo. Printer: Sun Night Editions
18. Rachel Corrie. Artists: Adan Tope Ruckman-Gallegos, Joanna M. Ruckman, and Jessica Beard
19. Nancy Pili Hernandez. Artist: Lauren D'Amato, designed with Michelle Williams. Printer: San Francisco Poster Syndicate
20. Jennicet Gutierrez. Artist: Michelle Rios. Design: Art Hazelwood. Printer: San Francisco Poster Syndicate
21. Nina Parks. Artist: Lucia Ippolito
22. Cat Brooks. Artist: Aambr Newsome. Design: Michelle Williams. Printer: San Francisco Poster Syndicate
23. Tarana Burke. Artist: Fernanda Parker. Design: Michelle Williams. Printer: San Francisco Poster Syndicate
24. Grace Lee Boggs. Artist: Carlos Rodriguez Alvarez. Design: Michelle Williams. Printer: San Francisco Poster Syndicate
25. Angela Davis. Artist: Sonia "G" Molina. Design: Michelle Williams. Printer: Sun Night Editions
26. Assata Shakur. Artist: Carlos Rodriguez Alvarez. Design: Art Hazelwood. Printer: San Francisco Poster Syndicate
27. Yuri Kochiyama. Artist: Rachael Sterner. Design: Michelle Williams. Printer: San Francisco Poster Syndicate
28. Barbara Lubin. Artists: Christopher Statton and Christina de la Cruz. Printer: Sun Night Editions
29. Maria de Jesus Patricio Martinez. Artist: Michelle Williams
30. Judy Brady. Artist: Whitney Humphreys
31. Leila Khaled. Artist: Lisa Ann Nikkel, designed and printed with Michelle Williams
32. Claribel Alegria. Artist: Yazmin Madriz. Design: Michelle Williams. Printer: San Francisco Poster Syndicate
33. Amy Goodman. Artist: Mafer Hernandez. Printer: San Francisco Poster Syndicate
34. Corrina Gould. Artist: Gladys Ochoa, designed and printed with Art Hazelwood
35. Winona LaDuke. Artist: Michelle Williams
36. Maria Moreno. Artist: Lucia Ippolito
37. Cecilia Chung. Artists: Christopher Statton and Christina de la Cruz. Printer: Sun Night Editions
38. Women of the Resistance mural, photograph taken by Daniel Valencia, Printer: Sun Night Editions (adhered to inside top
cover)
