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Lights, Camera, Action! Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo at the Legion of Honor

Posted by Andrew Fox on August 12, 2011

This Saturday, August 13, marks the birthdate of legendary British film director Alfred Hitchcock, who was born in London in 1899. Famous for his psychological thrillers and virtuoso use of suspense, Hitchcock had a particular affinity for the San Francisco Bay Area, using it as a setting for several of his films, including The Birds (1963), Shadow of a Doubt (1943), and perhaps most famously, Vertigo (1958).

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Scotty Ferguson (James Stewart), in pursuit of Madeleine Elster (Kim Novak), pulls up in front of the Legion of Honor.

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Creating the World of the Dutch Golden Age

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on August 11, 2011

When you enter the exhibition Dutch and Flemish Masterworks from the Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection (on view at the Legion of Honor through October 2), you are immediately transported into the Dutch Golden Age.

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FRAME|WORK: An ancient Egyptian coffin from the Thirtieth Dynasty

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on August 10, 2011

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. This week, we feature an enigmatic coffin from Egypt's turbulent past. Currently on view at the Legion of Honor, this ancient artwork provides insight into Egypt's past.

Anthropoid Coffin of Iret-hor-irou. Egyptian, Dynasty 30, 380–343 B.C. Cedar with traces of paint. Museum purchase, Gift of Diane B. Wilsey in memory of Alfred S. Wilsey. 2002.2a–b

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Will Work for Art: Paul Palacios

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on August 9, 2011

"Will Work for Art" takes you behind the scenes to meet the people who make the Fine Arts Museums work. This week we take you into the tech shop, where preparator Paul Palacios installs the art that makes the galleries and exhibitions you see possible! Originally from Texas, Paul has been with the Museums for almost thirteen years, minus the two he spent working at the Asian Art Museum during the construction of the new de Young.

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A Day in the Life of the Museum Ambassadors

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on August 4, 2011

Last week you met the Museum Ambassadors, a highly motivated group of high school students trained to educate younger students about all things art. Today, we give you a sneak peek into the work that they do here at the Museums.

Weeks before we begin giving community tours, we memorize our scripts with our fellow ambassadors.

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FRAME|WORK: Hyacinthe-Gabrielle Roland by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on August 3, 2011

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. This week, we feature a sumptuous portrait of an 18th-century beauty painted by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun in the wake of the French Revolution. The lovely Hyacinthe is currently on view in Gallery 16 at the Legion of Honor!

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