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Arts Commission honors artists and cultural leaders in in-memoriam segment
Summary
During the Dec. 2 meeting commissioners read tributes for several artists and cultural figures who recently died — including Robert Hudson, Richard Mayhew, Reverend Arnold Taylor Townsend and Quincy Jones — with brief remarks about their work and local impact.
The commission read a list of memorial acknowledgments for artists and cultural leaders who recently passed away. Items recited included tributes to Maura Burke Mori, Robert Hudson, Patricia Johnson, Richard Mayhew (age 100), Reverend Arnold Taylor Townsend (age 81) and music titan Quincy Jones (noted as passing at age 91). Commissioners and guests offered brief remembrances of these individuals’ contributions to San Francisco’s cultural life and arts institutions.
The in-memoriam list spanned visual artists, musicians, community leaders and arts-service professionals. Commissioners emphasized the individuals’ civic contributions — including preservation advocacy, public art stewardship and work on community projects — and noted specific conservation and exhibition work shaped by some names on the list. The item concluded without further action and with no public commenters recorded for the segment.
