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Number of Library records |
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Head of a Soldier - A sculpture "Head of a Soldier," sculpted by the Bay Area sculptor Art Grant. Constructed of gunnesite, with two bent railroad spikes and various industrial and architecural items imbedded. See notes.
unknown
Record Type: Object
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Mill Valley Outdoor Art Club outdoor art and craft show, date unknown - Image, Digital
2018.001.343
Record Type: Photo
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Multiuse Pathway mosaic installation in progress, 2019 - Image, Digital
2016.015.650
Record Type: Photo
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Multiuse Pathway mosaic installation near completion, 2019 - Image, Digital
2016.015.651
Record Type: Photo
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Multiuse Pathway mosaic intallation completed, 2019 - Image, Digital
2016.015.653
Record Type: Photo
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Oral History of David Getz - Oral History
In this oral history, musician and artist David Getz discusses his life and musical career. Born in New York City in 1940, David grew up in a Jewish family in Brooklyn. David recounts how an interest in Native American cultures originally brought him to the drums and tells the story of how he acquired his first drum kit at the age of 15. David explains that as an adolescent he aspired to be an artist and consequently attended Cooper Union after g...
Record Type: Archive
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Oral History of Edmund (Ed) Stiles - Oral History
In this oral history, Edmund Stiles recounts his more than 50-year residency at Druid Heights. Born in Michigan in 1939, Edmund grew up on the East Coast and attended Dartmouth College. Edmund describes how he first came out to the Bay Area in the early 1960s, just as he was discovering his vocation to make furniture. He recounts the first time he visited Druid Heights and his first impressions of Roger Somers, one of the founders of the communit...
Record Type: Archive
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Oral History of Florence Garvie - Oral History
Florence Garvie was born on Mother's Day in 1924 at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. Her father served in the Army, so Florence's family moved often in her early childhood, spending several years in Hawaii, Salt Lake City, and California. Florence attended high school in Pennsylvania and received a degree in botany from Pomona College in Claremont, CA. Her first job was as a nursery plant inspector for the Los Angeles County Agriculture ...
Record Type: Archive
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Oral History of Louis Ferrario - Oral History
In this oral history, artist Louis Ferrario reminisces about his long life lived in Mill Valley. Born in Point Richmond in 1925 to Italian immigrant parents, Louis’s family soon moved over to Mill Valley, where his father had worked on building the railway and the Mt. Tamalpais gravity cars before going on to work for the city’s maintenance department. Louis recalls the untimely deaths of his mother and sisters, and poignantly describes the speci...
Record Type: Archive
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Oral History of Lucy Mercer - Oral History
In this oral history, founder of the Throckmorton Theatre Lucy Mercer recounts her life and the story of the Mill Valley cultural institution she created. Born in Santa Rosa, Lucy grew up in various towns and cities throughout the Bay Area. After graduating from high school, Lucy moved to Sausalito; and then in the early 1980s, with a family of her own, she moved over to Mill Valley. Lucy recounts how she was initially drawn to the site at 142 Th...
Record Type: Archive
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Oral History of Margaret "Kett" Zegart - Oral History
In this oral history, longtime Mill Valley resident, artist, and retired teacher Margaret "Kett" Zegart recounts the story of her life. Born in Michigan, Margaret grew up in East Lansing in a family with Scandinavian roots. She attended Cranbrook Academy of Art and Michigan State University. After college, she moved to New York City, where she worked for magazines and made art. Margaret recounts living as a young artist in New York City and the p...
Record Type: Archive
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Oral History of Robert Green - Oral History
In this oral history, gallery owner Robert Green recounts his life in the art world. Born in 1941 in New Jersey, Robert grew up in the New York metropolitan area. He attended Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, after which he joined the U.S. Coast Guard. Robert worked in publishing and advertising before moving into the fine art sector. Robert recounts traveling the world for 22 years as an enterprising young art dealer before he settled in Mill V...
Record Type: Archive
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Oral History of Steve Coleman - Oral History
In this oral history, set designer and artist Steve Coleman discusses his life, work, and creative collaborations in Mill Valley. Though his parents were Mill Valley residents, Steve was born in Geneva, Switzerland. When he was small child, his father got a job with the United States Information Agency and moved the family to India for a few years. Steve and his family then returned to Mill Valley, where he primarily grew up. Steve reminisces abo...
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Oral History of Tom Killion - Oral History
In this oral history, renowned artist, writer and historian Tom Killion recounts his upbringing in Mill Valley and how it shaped his artistic development. Born in 1953, Tom recalls having had an early talent for drawing that was inspired by Mount Tam, encouraged by his parents and nurtured by the local artistic and cultural community. Tom recalls attending Tamalpais High School in the 1960s, which "felt like the center of the universe" on account...
Record Type: Archive
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Preston Foster, Tamalpais High School art winner, date unknown - Print, Photographic
MVU1174
Record Type: Photo
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