{"id":31503,"date":"2018-08-10T15:37:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T23:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sparselysageandtimely.com\/blog\/?p=31503"},"modified":"2023-12-18T19:43:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T03:43:15","slug":"a-new-book-by-two-west-marin-artists-documents-with-fine-photography-the-people-and-unusual-places-of-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sparselysageandtimely.com\/?p=31503","title":{"rendered":"A new book by two West Marin authors documents with fine photography the colorful people and unusual places of San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inverness Park’s Richard Blair and his wife Kathleen Goodwin<\/strong> have a new book, which consists of top-notch photography documenting life in San Francisco from the 1960s to the present. Although a couple of Richard’s subjects are well known, the quality of his photography makes each come alive in new ways.<\/p>\n

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Much of what makes Richard’s photography<\/strong> great is his combination of timing and perspective. Here’s the Transamerica Pyramid as seen through a tower of the Golden Gate Bridge.<\/p>\n

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The Golden Gate Bridge as seen looking up<\/strong> from Fort Point on the San Francisco shore.<\/p>\n

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A variety of artists painted the murals inside Coit Tower<\/strong> during 1934 as part of a public work project.<\/p>\n

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Most of Coit Tower’s murals can be seen on the main floor<\/strong>, but, as Richard notes, “A rarely seen section on the second floor, where space is tight, can be viewed as part of a tour.”<\/p>\n

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An exotic, jungle-like elevated walkway<\/strong> at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.<\/p>\n

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A highlight of a drive through Golden Gate Park<\/strong> is the elegant San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers on John F. Kennedy Drive.<\/p>\n

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Hippie <\/strong>days<\/strong>\u00a0recalled<\/strong>. A pyrotechnic display last year illuminated the conservatory during a 50th anniversary celebration of the Summer of Love. During that summer back in 1967, “music was in the park with the Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane providing the soundtrack,” Richard writes. “We were stoned on pot or acid, and life was good (if the Vietnam War didn’t get you).”<\/p>\n

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Party time in Mission Dolores Park<\/strong>. “The largest concentration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LBGTQ) people in the world lives in San Francisco,” Richard notes. “Their freedom is a wonderful thing that everyone can enjoy, whether they are gay or straight.<\/p>\n

“LGBTQ people are a major contributor to the city’s economy. Because of San Francisco’s tolerance we are getting a lot of the world’s talent!”<\/p>\n

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A dancer at Carnaval San Francisco<\/strong>. Photo by Kathleen Goodwin. <\/em><\/p>\n

As it happens, all the other photos in this posting are by Richard Blair, although his wife Kathleen Goodwin also shot some of the notable images in San Francisco, City of Love<\/span>, including this one.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Marian and Vivian Brown<\/strong> were identical twins born in 1927 who grew up to be frequently pictured in the press and on television\u00a0sporting identical snappy outfits and coiffed hair.<\/span>\u00a0They accompanied each other everywhere and would often eat dinner at one of the front tables in Uncle Vito’s restaurant near the top of Nob Hill. Marian died in January 2013, and Vivian died 22 months later.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An old man<\/strong> heads across the street in Chinatown.<\/p>\n

San Francisco, City of Love\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>does an impressive job of documenting the city’s fascinating people and special places. The book is starting to be available in bookstores, and at Toby’s Feed Barn, and can also be ordered from <http:\/\/blairgoodwin.com\/BlairGoodwin\/SF__City of__Lovehtml\/><\/a>. 96 pages, $9.95<\/em><\/p>\n

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