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Exhibit of photos chronicle history - Features
In the University Library Gallery, students will be able to travel back in time through David Hume Kennerly's photography, which covers events from 1966 all the way to President Barack Obama's inauguration.
Kennerly's exhibit, "Capturing History: David Hume Kennerly," will display a range of photographs, including events such as the Vietnam War and Obama's inauguration.
Kennerly, the official White House photographer, considers himself to be a documentary and political photographer. He's had many accomplishments through the years, including winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 for his Vietnam War photographs, serving as President Gerald Ford's White House photographer and photographing many covers for Time and Newsweek.
Phil Hitchcock, University Library Gallery director, has known Kennerly for more than 40 years.
"David is without a doubt the most recognized photojournalist in the last three or four decades," Hitchcock said.
Stephanie Nemeth, junior art history major and an intern at the gallery, said Kennerly's exhibit is a retrospective of his career.
"He's been photographing for over 40 years and he has thousands, I mean, I think almost a million photographs in his archive. It's a very small show, but we picked what we felt was a good representation of his work, and to give the audience and the viewers a good idea of what he does," she said.
Hitchcock mentioned that this type of exhibition is not seen in many places.
"This collection is out of the archives of the University of Texas, who holds all of his archives," he said, referring to Kennerly's photographs. "The Obama ones have never been seen and we printed and published those on campus."
Kennerly's inspiration comes from photographers such as Larry Burrows and Joseph Rosenthal. He also gets his inspiration from people who have had an impact in the lives of others.
"People like Barack Obama and Gerald Ford," Kennerly explained. "And the effect they've had in the world."
Many look at Kennerly's photography and become so mesmerized by the images themselves that they tend to forget the risks he took in order to capture that particular moment. Kennerly said one of his biggest accomplishments as a working photographer has been staying alive.
"I've been in seven different wars. I've had a lot of close calls in my career," he said. "I think I've been very lucky to stay away from death."
Another major accomplishment for Kennerly is his ability to document America's history. He has traveled to more than 130 countries, including Cambodia, the Philippines, China and Guyana. Some of his most memorable experiences include his trip to Israel with the president of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, and when President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev first met in 1985 in Geneva, Switzerland.
"Those were two instances where I got a lot of photos, but I got to take history," Kennerly said.
Hitchcock said Kennerly's photography is very sensitive.
"He's been able to capture with a photograph a kind of essence of that time of history," Hitchcock said. "I think if you look at his one here, Easter Sunday of a GI sitting on top of a tank with his head in his hands, it pretty much captures the feeling of it. He captures history and history is emotions."
Cindi Shimkus, junior photography major, also noticed the Easter Sunday photo.
"There's one over there that's amazing," Shimkus said, turning around to look at the photograph. "It's Easter Sunday and you can see this guy just - you can see his face and you can tell everything. It's hot, he's dirty, the war is going on still even though it's a holiday, but they don't just stop for the holiday."
Shimkus said she likes how Kennerly's work touches on the senses.
"Some people take pictures and it's just another picture. (With) his you feel like you're there. You can feel everything all around," she said.
Kennerly's photography has the ability to trigger many personal emotions.
Ana Quinonez, junior Spanish major, said she feels happy when she looks at the Obama pictures.
"It's pretty cheesy, but some of the photos make you smile," Quinonez said.
Nemeth, who also discussed Obama's photographs, said the ones taken of the president recently give her a sense of pride. She said her favorite picture from the collection at the gallery is one that shows the back of Obama's head when he's saluting.
"It's just something that you would never think to photograph - the back of a person's head, but I think it's very powerful." Nemeth said. "As far as the other ones," she explained, while referring to the pictures of events that occurred before she was born, "because the photographs are so good, it kind of makes me, I don't know the word to describe it, but it's just like being there almost."
Nemeth said she thinks Kennerly's photography is incredible.
"He's a photojournalist but also an artist. He takes brilliant photographs and I think people are really going to like it. I really like it," she said.
Kennerly thinks the University Library Gallery is a great venue to meet students and to talk about his work.
"I think it's an honor having people wanting to show my work," he said.
His advice to aspiring student photographers is to take a lot of photographs and be very diligent about it as a career.
"There's no simple formula for it," he said. "The desire for it is the single most important element."
David Hume Kennerly's photos will be displayed from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays from March 13 to June 27 at the University Library Gallery.
Exhibit of photos chronicles history - Features
Kennerly's exhibit, "Capturing History: David Hume Kennerly," will display a range of photographs, including events such as the Vietnam War and Obama's inauguration.
Kennerly, the official White House photographer, considers himself to be a documentary and political photographer. He's had many accomplishments through the years, including winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 for his Vietnam War photographs, serving as President Gerald Ford's White House photographer and photographing many covers for Time and Newsweek.
Phil Hitchcock, University Library Gallery director, has known Kennerly for more than 40 years.
"David is without a doubt the most recognized photojournalist in the last three or four decades," Hitchcock said.
Stephanie Nemeth, junior art history major and an intern at the gallery, said Kennerly's exhibit is a retrospective of his career.
"He's been photographing for over 40 years and he has thousands, I mean, I think almost a million photographs in his archive. It's a very small show, but we picked what we felt was a good representation of his work, and to give the audience and the viewers a good idea of what he does," she said.
Hitchcock mentioned that this type of exhibition is not seen in many places.
"This collection is out of the archives of the University of Texas, who holds all of his archives," he said, referring to Kennerly's photographs. "The Obama ones have never been seen and we printed and published those on campus."
Kennerly's inspiration comes from photographers such as Larry Burrows and Joseph Rosenthal. He also gets his inspiration from people who have had an impact in the lives of others.
"People like Barack Obama and Gerald Ford," Kennerly explained. "And the effect they've had in the world."
Many look at Kennerly's photography and become so mesmerized by the images themselves that they tend to forget the risks he took in order to capture that particular moment. Kennerly said one of his biggest accomplishments as a working photographer has been staying alive.
"I've been in seven different wars. I've had a lot of close calls in my career," he said. "I think I've been very lucky to stay away from death."
Another major accomplishment for Kennerly is his ability to document America's history. He has traveled to more than 130 countries, including Cambodia, the Philippines, China and Guyana. Some of his most memorable experiences include his trip to Israel with the president of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, and when President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev first met in 1985 in Geneva, Switzerland.
"Those were two instances where I got a lot of photos, but I got to take history," Kennerly said.
Hitchcock said Kennerly's photography is very sensitive.
"He's been able to capture with a photograph a kind of essence of that time of history," Hitchcock said. "I think if you look at his one here, Easter Sunday of a GI sitting on top of a tank with his head in his hands, it pretty much captures the feeling of it. He captures history and history is emotions."
Cindi Shimkus, junior photography major, also noticed the Easter Sunday photo.
"There's one over there that's amazing," Shimkus said, turning around to look at the photograph. "It's Easter Sunday and you can see this guy just - you can see his face and you can tell everything. It's hot, he's dirty, the war is going on still even though it's a holiday, but they don't just stop for the holiday."
Shimkus said she likes how Kennerly's work touches on the senses.
"Some people take pictures and it's just another picture. (With) his you feel like you're there. You can feel everything all around," she said.
Kennerly's photography has the ability to trigger many personal emotions.
Ana Quinonez, junior Spanish major, said she feels happy when she looks at the Obama pictures.
"It's pretty cheesy, but some of the photos make you smile," Quinonez said.
Nemeth, who also discussed Obama's photographs, said the ones taken of the president recently give her a sense of pride. She said her favorite picture from the collection at the gallery is one that shows the back of Obama's head when he's saluting.
"It's just something that you would never think to photograph - the back of a person's head, but I think it's very powerful." Nemeth said. "As far as the other ones," she explained, while referring to the pictures of events that occurred before she was born, "because the photographs are so good, it kind of makes me, I don't know the word to describe it, but it's just like being there almost."
Nemeth said she thinks Kennerly's photography is incredible.
"He's a photojournalist but also an artist. He takes brilliant photographs and I think people are really going to like it. I really like it," she said.
Kennerly thinks the University Library Gallery is a great venue to meet students and to talk about his work.
"I think it's an honor having people wanting to show my work," he said.
His advice to aspiring student photographers is to take a lot of photographs and be very diligent about it as a career.
"There's no simple formula for it," he said. "The desire for it is the single most important element."
David Hume Kennerly's photos will be displayed from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays from March 13 to June 27 at the University Library Gallery.
Exhibit of photos chronicles history - Features
Ballroom Dancing Remains on the Hill
One, two, three – One, two three – One, two, three. The instructor counts the rhythm to the waltz as a dancer elegantly glides across the floor. Though many Hill residents were disappointed when long-time neighbor Metronome Ballroom departed the community last year, they will be gratified to know that ballroom dancing has not left the neighborhood altogether.
With its urban, artsy, loft appeal, the recently renovated space formerly occupied by the Metronome Ballroom, is now home to Cheryl Burke Dance. The new dance studio fits in perfectly with Potrero Hill’s flourishing environs. Located at 17th and De Haro streets, Cheryl Burke Dance celebrated its grand opening two months ago with a fundraiser for Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Shape Up San Francisco Initiative. The event was attended by Cheryl Burke, the studio’s namesake, who’s a Bay Area native, two-time Emmy nominee and two-time champion on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Other celebrities at the event included her former dancing partner Drew Lachey; current partner Cristián de la Fuente; Jerry Rice, and Mayor Newsom.
With the 17-year-old Metronome struggling financially, and owner Bram Morris ready to retire, Cheryl Burke, her mother Sherri, and Michael Reeves decided to purchase the Metronome because they didn’t want to lose San Francisco’s last ballroom. “San Francisco was lacking a really good ballroom school. Most of the smaller ballroom schools in the San Francisco area had pretty much dissolved, and this was one of the few left in the City. We thought it was so significant that we kept a really good ballroom school in San Francisco,” said Reeves. According to Sherri Burke, “We wanted to make sure that San Francisco continued to have a place, a venue for dancing - ballroom dancing especially. We feel there has to be a place for San Franciscans to express art in some form or another through dancing.”
Cheryl Burke Dance hopes to “promote physical fitness through dance.” According to Reeves, dancing “is the second best exercise to swimming because you’re using the whole body, not just parts of it.” The dance studio offers more than 60 classes a week, including waltz, ballet, salsa, belly dancing and Argentine tango. And Cheryl Burke Dance instructors work to tailor their courses to their clients’ needs. “Rather than have people come to us, we try to develop a curriculum around what people are asking for. We’re always inventing and reinventing ourselves into what the public wants now,” said Reeves.
On Friday, June 13th, Cheryl Burke will welcome aspiring dancers to her studio, in an event that includes a Latin dance lesson at 7:30 p.m., followed by a social dance party at 8 p.m. The alcohol-free gathering will be held every Friday night thereafter. “We will introduce them to three dances, and then they can stay and dance afterwards,” said Reeves. For more information: 252.9000; www.cherylburkedance.com.
http://potreroview.net/news10041.html
With its urban, artsy, loft appeal, the recently renovated space formerly occupied by the Metronome Ballroom, is now home to Cheryl Burke Dance. The new dance studio fits in perfectly with Potrero Hill’s flourishing environs. Located at 17th and De Haro streets, Cheryl Burke Dance celebrated its grand opening two months ago with a fundraiser for Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Shape Up San Francisco Initiative. The event was attended by Cheryl Burke, the studio’s namesake, who’s a Bay Area native, two-time Emmy nominee and two-time champion on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Other celebrities at the event included her former dancing partner Drew Lachey; current partner Cristián de la Fuente; Jerry Rice, and Mayor Newsom.
With the 17-year-old Metronome struggling financially, and owner Bram Morris ready to retire, Cheryl Burke, her mother Sherri, and Michael Reeves decided to purchase the Metronome because they didn’t want to lose San Francisco’s last ballroom. “San Francisco was lacking a really good ballroom school. Most of the smaller ballroom schools in the San Francisco area had pretty much dissolved, and this was one of the few left in the City. We thought it was so significant that we kept a really good ballroom school in San Francisco,” said Reeves. According to Sherri Burke, “We wanted to make sure that San Francisco continued to have a place, a venue for dancing - ballroom dancing especially. We feel there has to be a place for San Franciscans to express art in some form or another through dancing.”
Cheryl Burke Dance hopes to “promote physical fitness through dance.” According to Reeves, dancing “is the second best exercise to swimming because you’re using the whole body, not just parts of it.” The dance studio offers more than 60 classes a week, including waltz, ballet, salsa, belly dancing and Argentine tango. And Cheryl Burke Dance instructors work to tailor their courses to their clients’ needs. “Rather than have people come to us, we try to develop a curriculum around what people are asking for. We’re always inventing and reinventing ourselves into what the public wants now,” said Reeves.
On Friday, June 13th, Cheryl Burke will welcome aspiring dancers to her studio, in an event that includes a Latin dance lesson at 7:30 p.m., followed by a social dance party at 8 p.m. The alcohol-free gathering will be held every Friday night thereafter. “We will introduce them to three dances, and then they can stay and dance afterwards,” said Reeves. For more information: 252.9000; www.cherylburkedance.com.
http://potreroview.net/news10041.html
Hill Cafe Provides Venue for Play Group
“Slippery Fish, Slippery Fish, sliding through the water…” Sara O’Neill, mother of three-year-old John Haley, wiggles her hands in a fishlike motion as she sings the tune to the children’s song that gave name to the innovative Slippery Fish Cooperative. The parent-run cooperative was formed in 2007 by four mothers, with funding support from a First Five grant and space provided by Axis Café.
Slippery Fish started out as a babysitting exchange, with four families taking turns hosting play groups at one another’s homes. But as babies become toddlers, keeping them in confined spaces became more challenging. The parents decided to launch a formal cooperative, with enough space for their children to roam and explore. Slippery Fish was born.
The founding parents – Sara O’Neill, Elizabeth Buchanan, Shiraaz Bhabha, and Anita Ahmed – quickly realized that leasing space would be too expensive. However, they discovered that Axis Cafe was willing to offer their studio free of charge. “It was just too good to be true, and it still is,” O’Neill exclaimed. According to Hannah Walker, Axis Community Project’s (ACP) lead coordinator, “We as a cafe decided they can have the space for free. We’re a cafe that’s nonprofit making. We just didn’t feel comfortable with making them pay a monthly amount.”
Located at the intersection of Eighth and 16th streets, Axis Café’s ACP has goal of serving families, children and Potrero Hill residents. ACP hosts weekly art events, a family night on Monday evenings, and a monthly Movie Night. “Our vision is not to be just a cafe. It should be more than that, and it’s all about community,” said Walker.
Slippery Fish children are able to interact with one another in a childproof atmosphere full of toys stored onsite. Participating children enjoy free play, snack, storytime and a planned craft activity. They regularly dance, play with trains, or pretend play with a toy kitchen. Special guests, such as a musician or yoga teacher, are often invited. “I look forward to the days my daughter goes to Slippery Fish, even when I have to work, as I know she will have fun with her friends and have an enriching morning,” Lisa Tehrani, one of the cooperative’s parent-teachers explained. “It is nice to be involved in this sort of experience with her before she heads off to preschool,” she added.
Children ages 18-months to three-years can participate either two or four days a week, Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Parents are required to work half of the number of days their children attend, volunteering to manage the morning program or signing on for a particular job, such as maintenance or purchasing.
Slippery Fish is in the process of becoming an official nonprofit organization. The founding members hope that newer families will take over cooperative management as the inaugural class moves onto preschool. Eight children ages two to three currently attend the cooperative, with six on Monday/Wednesday and four on Tuesday/Thursdays, which gives them and their parents an opportunity to get to know their neighbors.
For more information visit www.slipperyfish-sf.com.
http://potreroview.net/news10068.html
Slippery Fish started out as a babysitting exchange, with four families taking turns hosting play groups at one another’s homes. But as babies become toddlers, keeping them in confined spaces became more challenging. The parents decided to launch a formal cooperative, with enough space for their children to roam and explore. Slippery Fish was born.
The founding parents – Sara O’Neill, Elizabeth Buchanan, Shiraaz Bhabha, and Anita Ahmed – quickly realized that leasing space would be too expensive. However, they discovered that Axis Cafe was willing to offer their studio free of charge. “It was just too good to be true, and it still is,” O’Neill exclaimed. According to Hannah Walker, Axis Community Project’s (ACP) lead coordinator, “We as a cafe decided they can have the space for free. We’re a cafe that’s nonprofit making. We just didn’t feel comfortable with making them pay a monthly amount.”
Located at the intersection of Eighth and 16th streets, Axis Café’s ACP has goal of serving families, children and Potrero Hill residents. ACP hosts weekly art events, a family night on Monday evenings, and a monthly Movie Night. “Our vision is not to be just a cafe. It should be more than that, and it’s all about community,” said Walker.
Slippery Fish children are able to interact with one another in a childproof atmosphere full of toys stored onsite. Participating children enjoy free play, snack, storytime and a planned craft activity. They regularly dance, play with trains, or pretend play with a toy kitchen. Special guests, such as a musician or yoga teacher, are often invited. “I look forward to the days my daughter goes to Slippery Fish, even when I have to work, as I know she will have fun with her friends and have an enriching morning,” Lisa Tehrani, one of the cooperative’s parent-teachers explained. “It is nice to be involved in this sort of experience with her before she heads off to preschool,” she added.
Children ages 18-months to three-years can participate either two or four days a week, Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Parents are required to work half of the number of days their children attend, volunteering to manage the morning program or signing on for a particular job, such as maintenance or purchasing.
Slippery Fish is in the process of becoming an official nonprofit organization. The founding members hope that newer families will take over cooperative management as the inaugural class moves onto preschool. Eight children ages two to three currently attend the cooperative, with six on Monday/Wednesday and four on Tuesday/Thursdays, which gives them and their parents an opportunity to get to know their neighbors.
For more information visit www.slipperyfish-sf.com.
http://potreroview.net/news10068.html
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