April 27-September 9, 2010
Self-Portraits by Incarcerated
Men and Women in the San Francisco City Jail
A collaboration with the 5 Keys Charter School
and the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department.
Sometimes self-portraits help us to discover something new about ourselves. Artist Pilar Olabarria asked students in the San Francisco Jail to make three self-portraits, they made: A portrait of themself during their incarceration, a portrait of who they are in their heart and a self-portrait that describes dreams for the future.
Resources on Art and Incarceration in the CCSF Library:
The Art of Gaman : Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942-1946
Between Two Cultures : Kiowa Art from Fort Marion
Cellblock Visions : Prison Art in America
To Paint Her Life : Charlotte Salomon in the Nazi Era
More Library Resources on Art and Incarceration:
Art and Incarceration Bibliography
