Down Sacramento Street
Artist
George Booth Post
(1906 - 1997)
Datec. 1960
MediumWatercolor on paper
Dimensions18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of The Hilbert Collection
Object number2020.157
DescriptionGeorge Post was one of San Francisco's premier California Style watercolor artists of the Twentieth Century. He lived in San Francisco almost all of his life and chose to paint scene paintings of nearly every aspect of that city. Sacramento Street runs East and West, parallel to California Street right through the city of San Francisco. In the early days when most people were transported by cable car in the city, this was a very important street. The reason for its importance was that it started right in front of the Embarcadero Ferry building. At one time, before bridges were built, this ferry building was the center for nearly all foot traffic coming in and out of San Francisco. It was an extremely busy place and the Sacramento Street cable car system was a key provider of transportation to and from that location. Post was well aware of this and often chose to paint depictions of these historically important streets in San Francisco, even though most people had long forgotten the importance this street once help in local Bay Area culture. -Gordon McClelland, Curator
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