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Supervisors start landmark process for Diego Rivera mural as San Francisco Art Institute seeks options
Summary
After public testimony from SFAI faculty, students and staff, the committee voted to initiate a landmark designation for Diego Rivera's 1931 mural at the San Francisco Art Institute while trustees and city leaders continue searching for ways to preserve both the mural and the struggling school.
The Land Use & Transportation Committee voted Jan. 10 to initiate the Article 10 landmark process for Diego Rivera's 1931 mural "The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City" at 800 Chestnut Street and forwarded the matter to the full Board as a committee report.
Supervisor Dean Peskin introduced the item, noting the mural's long-standing civic significance and the 1977 landmark history for the San Francisco Art Institute campus. Dozens of speakers from SFAI's faculty,…
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