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List Of People From Oakland, California
This is a list of people from Oakland, California, people born in Oakland or who lived in Oakland for a significant time. Academics * Robert Harvey – comparative literature, philosophy *Gail Mahood – geology (born in Oakland) *Nanos Valaoritis – comparative literature, poetry Artists and designers *Natalia Anciso – artist and educator *Olive Ayhens – painter *Steven F. Arnold – filmmaker, photographer, painter, illustrator, set and costume designer, and assemblage artist *Garry Knox Bennett – woodworker, metalworker, furniture maker, artist *Bernice Bing – artist, activist *Warrington Colescott – artist and educator *Henry Doane – landscape painter, commercial artist *Janet Doub Erickson artist and author * Roger C. Field – industrial designer, graduated from California College of the Arts * Liz Hernández – painter, sculptor, graphic designer *Oliver Lee Jackson – painter, printmaker, sculptor *Walter J. Mathews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay Area and the List of largest California cities by population, eighth most populated city in California. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, it serves as the Bay Area's trade center and economic engine: the Port of Oakland is the busiest port in Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the United States of America. An act to municipal corporation, incorporate the city was passed on May 4, 1852, and incorporation was later approved on March 25, 1854. Oakland is a charter city. Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal prairie, California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. In the late 18th century, it became part of a large ''rancho'' grant in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Unitarian Church Of Oakland
The First Unitarian Church of Oakland is located in western Downtown Oakland, California. It is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association. History The building site was purchased in November 1888 from Jane K. Sather, a patron of the University of California. Construction began in 1890 and was completed in September 1891, although it began to be used for various activities while still unfinished. The church building was designed in 1889 by Walter J. Mathews. This solid masonry Romanesque Revival style church departed radically from California's then predominant wood framed Carpenter Gothic style churches. It is noted for its famous stained glass windows produced by Goodhue of Boston, and for its arching redwood spans that were the widest at the time west of the Rocky Mountains. The 1906 San Francisco earthquake damaged the building, but did not destroy it. Landmark The church is listed as California Historical Landmark #896, and is also listed on the National Regist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Swords
Betty Swords (1917–2005) was an American cartoonist whose work appeared in the ''Saturday Evening Post'', ''Redbook'', ''Good Housekeeping'', ''Ladies Home Journal'', '' Changing Times'', and others, usually using her own gags but sometimes from other writers. She also wrote gags for '' Dennis the Menace'' and others. Her humorous writing appeared in ''McCall’s'', ''Modern Maturity'', ''The Christian Science Monitor'', and others. Swords was raised in Oakland, California, earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts at University of California, Berkeley and did graduate work the San Francisco Academy of Advertising Art. References At Swords’ Point: Humor As Weapon by R. C. Harvey, ''The Comics Journal ''The Comics Journal'', often abbreviated ''TCJ'', is an American magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books, comic strips and graphic novels. Known for its lengthy interviews with comic creators, pointed editorials and scathing r ...'', Dec. 19, 2011. American w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seasick Steve
Steven Gene Wold ( né Leach, 19 March 1951),freight trains">freight_trains.html" ;"title="/nowiki>freight trains">/nowiki>freight trains/nowiki> for 14 years off and on..", adding "I've been married to this one girl for 25 years, so I’m a little bit settled down now..." Mike Butler, "Seasick Steve 2007 Interview", ''Dyverse Music'', 9 January 2010 Retrieved 19 August 2019 In 2016, an unauthorized biography by Matthew Wright presented evidence that parts of Wold's backstory may have been exaggerated. Matthew Wright, "Seasick Steve – A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Sher
Elizabeth Sher (born 1943) is a San Francisco Bay Area artist, known for eclectic short films, documentaries about women, art, aging and health, and mixed-media artwork employing digital and analog modes.Peters, Catherine. "Totally Tubular Artists: SF is in the vanguard of a revolution in video art," ''San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle'', September 15, p. 14–5.Cohn, Abby. "Film Examines Boomer’s Obsession with Youth," ''San Francisco Chronicle'', March 16, 2001, p. 2.Corbin, Mary"Artist Elizabeth Sher Plays With Perception,"''Alameda Magazine'', June 5, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2020. Her films combine humor, honesty and an interest in everyday experiences; while not strictly autobiographical, her work often explores issues that parallel her own life cycle.Ahlgren, Calvin. "A Wit and Her Piquant Works," ''San Francisco Chronicle'', December 4, 1983, p. 33.Armstrong, David. "Berkeley Video Artist’s TV ‘Magazine’ With a Few Twists," ''San Francisco Examiner'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galen Rowell
Galen Avery Rowell (August 23, 1940 – August 11, 2002) was a wilderness photographer, adventure photojournalist and mountaineer. Born in Oakland, California, he became a full-time photographer in 1972. Early life and education Rowell was introduced to the wilderness at a very young age and completed his first roped climb in Yosemite Valley when he was 16. For the rest of his life, he climbed mountains and explored landscapes. He began taking pictures on excursions into the wild so he could share his experiences with friends and family. After graduating from Berkeley High School in 1958, he stayed in Berkeley to study at the University of California but dropped out to pursue climbing. Career In 1972 Rowell sold his small automotive business and became a full-time photographer. Within a year, he had completed his first major assignment, a cover story for '' National Geographic''. The story originated from an invitation by fellow photographer Dewitt Jones to help him on an ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Favianna Rodriguez
Favianna Rodriguez (born September 26, 1978) is an American artist and activist. She has self-identified as queer and Latina with Afro-Peruvian roots. Rodriguez began as a political poster designer in the 1990s in the struggle for racial justice in Oakland, California. Rodriguez is known for using her art as a tool for activism. Her designs and projects range on a variety of different issues including globalization, immigration, feminism, patriarchy, interdependence, and genetically modified foods. Rodriguez is a co-founder of Presente.org and is the Executive Director of Culture Strike, "a national arts organization that engages artists, writers and performers in migrant rights. " Background Rodriguez was born in the Fruitvale neighborhood of east Oakland, California in 1978. Her parents are Peruvian, having migrated to California from Peru in the late 1960s. Rodriguez's artistic talents emerged at a young age; during primary school Rodriguez won art contests and once appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Ramos
Melvin John Ramos (July 24, 1935 – October 14, 2018) was an American figurative painter, specializing most often in paintings of female nudes, whose work incorporates elements of realist and abstract art. Born in Sacramento, California, to a first generation Portuguese-Azorean immigrant family, he gained his popularity as part of the pop art movement of the 1960s. Ramos is "best known for his paintings of superheroes and voluptuous female nudes emerging from cornstalks or Chiquita bananas, popping up from candy wrappers or lounging in martini glasses". He was also a university art professor. Biography Ramos attended Sacramento Junior College and San Jose State College. One of his earliest art teachers was Wayne Thiebaud, who is considered his mentor, and who remained his friend. Ramos received his B.A. and his M.A. from Sacramento State College, finishing his education in 1958. From 1958–1966, Ramos taught art at Elk Grove High School and Mira Loma High School in Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Quinn
Lisa Pickens Quinn is an American artist, author, and television host. Biography Lisa Quinn was born in Memphis, Tennessee, where she attended Briarcrest High School. After graduating from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 1997, she started an interior consultation business and married Michael Quinn. In 1998, Lisa Quinn, Inc. relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area and changed into a design entertainment firm. She is a contributor to '' Better Homes and Gardens'', ''Redbook'', ''Life'', ''New York Daily News'', ''San Francisco Chronicle'', ''Seattle Post Intelligencer'', and ''Parade''. She has appeared on ''Good Morning America'', ''The CBS Early Show'', HGTV, and ''The Oprah Winfrey Show''. She designed sets for the National Geographic Society and the Discovery Channel. Personal life Lisa and Michael Quinn reside in the San Francisco Bay Area with their two children. Awards *2009 Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrienne Keahi Pao
Adrienne Keahi Pao (born 1975) is a Native Hawaiian photographer. She is most known for her Dress Tent installations, which have been displayed at museums worldwide. Early life Pao was born in 1975 in Oakland, California. Her mother is French and English and her father is native Hawaiian. Growing up, Pao went back to Hawai'i at least once a year with her father to visit family in Kailua. Much of her work draws off of her experiences as a multiracial Hawaiian. Her father gave her an old camera when she was fifteen or sixteen and fell in love with photography. Education Pao received an MFA in photography from San Jose State University in 2005. Career Her photography has been featured in many museums. From July 16 to August 28, 2009, Pao's photography was presented in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's exhibition, ''Pipeline: Art, Surfing, and the Ocean Environment''. The exhibition included her color photography that were reminiscent of "travel posters" to critiqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Oliveira
Nathan Oliveira (December 19, 1928 – November 13, 2010) was an American painter, printmaker, and sculptor, born in Oakland, California to immigrant Portuguese parents. Since the late 1950s, Oliveira has been the subject of nearly one hundred solo exhibitions, in addition to having been included in hundreds of group exhibitions in important museums and galleries worldwide. He taught studio art for several decades in California, beginning in the early 1950s, when he taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts) in Oakland. After serving as a Visiting Artist at several universities, he became a Professor of Studio Art at Stanford University. In 1999 Nathan Oliveira was awarded the Distinguished Degree of "Commander" in "The Order of the Infante D. Henrique," awarded by the President of Portugal and the Portuguese government, for his artistic and cultural achievements. In 2002, "The Art of Nathan Oliveira" opened, a major traveling retro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis O'Brien
Willis Harold O'Brien (March 2, 1886 – November 8, 1962) was an American motion picture special effects and stop-motion animation pioneer, who according to ASIFA-Hollywood "was responsible for some of the best-known images in cinema history," and is best remembered for his work on '' The Lost World'' (1925), ''King Kong'' (1933), '' The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1935) and '' Mighty Joe Young'' (1949), for which he won the 1950 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Biography Willis O'Brien was born in Oakland, California. He first left home at the age of eleven to work on cattle ranches, and again at the age of thirteen when he took on a variety of jobs including farmhand, factory worker, fur trapper, cowboy, and bartender. During this time he also competed in rodeos and developed an interest in dinosaurs while working as a guide to palaeontologists in Crater Lake region. He spent his spare time sculpting and illustrating and his natural talent led to him being employed f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
