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Walters (Patti J.) photographs of San Francisco
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Contributing Institution:
California Historical Society
Identifier/Call Number: PC 031
Title: Patti J. Walters photographs of San Francisco, 1971-1974
Creator:
Walters, Patti J.
Date (inclusive): 1971-1974
Physical Description:
81 digital images
Abstract: Comprises 81 digital image files (76
JPEGs and 5 TIFFs) of San Francisco street photography, digitized by the photographer from
35mm negatives. A majority of the photographs were taken in downtown San Francisco: Market
Street, Union Square, and Portsmouth Square. Other photos were taken at Golden Gate Park,
Ocean Beach, and one at Playland.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in
English.
Comprises 81 digital image files (76 JPEGs and 5 TIFFs) of San Francisco street
photography, digitized by the photographer from 35mm negatives. A majority of the
photographs were taken in downtown San Francisco: Market Street, Union Square, and
Portsmouth Square. Other photos were taken at Golden Gate Park, Ocean Beach, and one at
Playland. According to the photographer, the original black and white photographs were taken
with a Nikkormat camera using a mix of Tri-X and Plus-X 35mm film, and the digital files
were produced by scanning the negatives at either 3200 or 1200 dpi, along with some digital
cropping and retouching.
Patti Walters was the founding director of the Architectural Design Program at Stanford
University. For three decades Ms. Walters taught courses in architecture at Stanford. Her
teaching focus included: Architectural Design, Architectural History, Urban Studies, and
Drawing. She also taught for one year at the École Nationale Des Ponts et Chaussées in
Paris.
Patti Walters received her Masters of Architecture degree from UCLA. Her undergraduate
studies included two years at the School of Design, Art, and Architecture at the University
of Cincinnati. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from St. Mary's College of Notre
Dame, Indiana. Her master's thesis included an extensive analysis of urban public space, and
her undergraduate thesis merged art and architecture.
Ms. Walters is currently retired and works as an artist. She spent one year at the etching
studio: Atelier 63 in Paris. She also studied lithography, watercolor, and painting in
France and Italy, and traditional woodblock printing in Japan. She won a California Grant in
the Arts, and has exhibited drawings, etchings, and photographs in various galleries.
From: Walters, Patti J. (2016). San Francisco Photographs 1971-1974.
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Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Patti
J. Walters were transferred to the California Historical Society (CHS) in November 2017 by
Patti J. Walters. Reproduction or publication of materials in this collection beyond that
allowed by fair use requires the written permission of CHS. Please contact
rights@calhist.org.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Patti J. Walters, 2017.
[Identification of item, date]; Patti J. Walters photographs of San Francisco, PC 031; [box
number, folder number]; California Historical Society.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)
Golden Gate Park (San Francisco, Calif.)
Ocean Beach (San Francisco, Calif.)
Market Street (San Francisco, Calif.)
Streets--California--San Francisco--Pictorial works
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--California