Meanwhile, in San Francisco: The City in its Own Words
Take a stroll through the City by the Bay with renowned artist Wendy MacNaughton in this collection of illustrated documentaries. With her beloved city as a backdrop, a sketchbook in hand, and a natural sense of curiosity, MacNaughton spent months getting to know people in their own...
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Take a stroll through the City by the Bay with renowned artist Wendy MacNaughton in this collection of illustrated documentaries. With her beloved city as a backdrop, a sketchbook in hand, and a natural sense of curiosity, MacNaughton spent months getting to know people in their own neighborhoods, drawing them and recording their words. Her street-smart graphic journalism is as diverse and beautiful as San Francisco itself, ranging from the vendors at the farmers' market to people combing the shelves at the public library, from MUNI drivers to the bison of Golden Gate Park, and much more. Meanwhile in San Francisco offers both lifelong residents and those just blowing through with the fog an opportunity to see the city with new eyes.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781452113890 (1452113890)
Publish date: March 18th 2014
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
Wendy McNaughton is an artist whose work is being seen increasingly all over mainstream media, and good for her, though I first became familiar with her through the site Brain Pickings and The Toast, as well as I Love Charts, the tumblr. This is a beautiful, random portrait of the people & parts of...