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Historic Preservation Commission unanimously backs landmark recommendation for Diego Rivera fresco at SFAI
Summary
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission voted 7–0 to recommend landmark designation of Diego Rivera’s 1931 fresco "Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City" at the San Francisco Art Institute, forwarding the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors after discussion about ownership, movability and character-defining features.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously 7–0 to recommend landmark designation of Diego Rivera’s 1931 fresco "Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City," located at 800 Chestnut Street on the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) campus, and forwarded the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.
Planning staff described the work as a true fresco created May 1–31, 1931, painted in place on a furred-out wall and associated with SFAI’s early mural program and the Latinx/Chicanx mural tradition. "The department recommends approval of the recommendation for landmark designation of the making of a fresco," planning staff told the commission, noting a period of significance of 1931–1974 and the mural’s association with New Deal–era muralists.
The commission’s discussion focused on two central points: legal authority and ownership…
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