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THE GUERILLA POSTER ART PROJECT (GPAP):
It started with a photograph, from a collection of thousands, all documenting the plight of those homeless and helpless individuals we see on our city’s streets all over the world.
How can a photograph communicate the very human story about suffering and plight without alienating and angering those who look at it? And how might such photographs raise awareness for people to think and act more responsibly, to help those who can not help themselves?
This is the story of Robert Terrell’s documentary photography journey, and the experimental means he and Jean engage in to get the word out on sensitive and important issues that impact our community’s wellbeing.
EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT, was a collaborative effort that began with five photographs and text from the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights regarding the right that all humans have to housing. The posters were produced and posted ‘grafitti style’ in various neighborhoods in San Francisco in June, 2006. Through collaborating with two highly accomplished grafitti artists we managed to post approximately a hundred posters, two of which are currently on display at the California Historical Society (CHS) in San Francisco.
PHOTOGRAPH: Robert Terrell POSTER DESIGN: Jean McIntosh
CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY:
Hobos to Street People:
Responses to Homelessness from the New Deal to the Present
February 19 - August 15 2009
The California Society Gallery is located at 678 Mission Street San Francisco, California 94105.
CHS is open Wednesday through Saturday, 12:00 noon to 4:30 pm. Admission is free during this special exhibition.
This exhibit features primarily works on paper: photographs, prints, posters, and ephemera from the 1930's to current day. Featured New Deal era artists include: Dorothea Lange and Rockwell Kent. The exhibit is curated by Art Hazelwood.