So many people travel all over the world and yet never visit
places near their homes. And I have to
confess that I am guilty as well. The San Francisco Maritime National
Historic Park is awesome. But its
proximity to the ticky tackiness of Fisherman’s Wharf keeps most of us locals
away. Yesterday was a quiet and sunny
day in San Francisco and a good day to sneak over there and play
tourist-at-home. This was my first time
in the Aquatic
Park Bathhouse – an art deco landmark that is now part of the museum. It features interesting exhibits, Sargent
Johnson sculpture and beautiful WPA era murals by Hilaire Hiler. Hiler had a fascinating biography that begs to
be a movie. As well as an artist he was
a color theorist. The ceiling of one of
the large rooms in the bathhouse has his Prismatarium mural – a giant color
wheel on the ceiling!
So there you have it, waiting for me to discover after a
MUNI ride across town, a really nice museum with one of the most unique murals
I have ever seen. And, it is even free
admission.
No comments:
Post a Comment