Description
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.
Background
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.
Extent
1 flat box
(1.25 Cubic Feet)
18" x 15"
Restrictions
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.
Availability
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Collections that are stored offsite should
be requested 48 hours in advance.