May 25, 2009
Inspiration! “Secret Histories of San Francisco”
From the community, Just plain cool, San Francisco history blog » [8] comments“Thank you for making such an awesome show. It’s really helped me out with this art project I’ve been working on.
I’m in an art show at the San Francisco Arts Commission and the theme is “Trace Elements”, or uh, Hidden Histories of San Francisco, so I’m making an illustrated map of San Francisco with bits of its hidden history. I probably wouldn’t be where I’m at with this thing if it wasn’t for your podcast.”
How cool is that?!
Very. I replied to this email from San Francisco artist Deth P. Sun immediately, demanding (okay, “enthusiastically requesting”) to see the work as soon as it was done.
A few weeks later, he emailed me a photo … and it’s awesome.
It’s a eccentric, surreal treasure map, a visual guide to San Francisco that’s packed with hidden cemeteries, lost neighborhoods, forgotten heroes … I mean, this is what the city is all about — stories, spooks and secrets:
Deth P. Sun, “Secret Histories of San Francisco” — click the map for a larger image
Deth P. Sun, “Secret Histories of San Francisco” — detail
Deth drew from a lot of great sources, of course, not just Sparkletack — sfcemeteries.com, outsidelands.com … in fact, he’s put together a Google map of stories and sources — a kind of legend to the map — that’s almost as cool as the painting.
The “Trace Elements” group show will be up until July 3rd, 2009, at the SFAC Gallery at 401 Van Ness — check it out!
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May 25, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Great work always inspires more great work!
June 1, 2009 at 1:38 pm
that. is. awesome.
June 3, 2009 at 7:11 am
this is really incredible. fantastic job.
July 4, 2009 at 2:41 pm
realy nice work. fine.
August 7, 2009 at 2:41 am
Very nice. Can you imagine one would get one of this when typing “S.Francisco” on Google Maps? They should up date it; )
August 23, 2009 at 5:59 pm
I spent nearly an hour pouring over this a few months ago, and I can’t believe I didn’t leave a comment to let you know how much I appreciated it. Decided to make my presence known this time around rather than always being a lurker. Love this map, the idea of it, its execution, and your part in it. And love the site.
September 12, 2009 at 8:19 am
Great work! I really like the little black cat in the map!