Foggy Night, Land’s End, 1953. Photo by Fred Lyon.
Fred Lyon, a San Francisco native with 70 years as a photographer, will be appearing at Green Apple Books on Saturday afternoon to show off his newest collection of photos, San Francisco Then.
The prints therein came from a box of old negatives that he rediscovered in his filing cabinet from his early years experimenting with photography in the 1940s and 50s – photographs that had been just gathering dust until now. Newly printed and displayed together for the first time, they offer a candid and raw rendering of San Francisco, pieced together by an artist who loves (and can tell) a good story through words and images alike.
30 of Lyon’s images were recently on display at the Modernbrook Gallery downtown (see images here). The Chronicle covered the show and has a great article on Lyon’s background and the tale of how he convinced Willie Brown to write the introduction to San Francisco Then.
Stop by Green Apple Books (506 Clement Street) on Saturday afternoon from 2-3pm to meet the man behind the lens and hear some great stories of S.F. back in the day.
Sarah B.
Sutro Baths Divers, 1953. Photo by Fred Lyon.
Go-Cart Racers, 1953. Photo by Fred Lyon.
Not Thursday night, Saturday afternoon at 2!
Thanks, Kevin. We all have our moments. 😉
That’s ok, I should have read the whole thing and seen that you had the correct date listed twice before panicking and hitting the comments tab. Thanks for spreading the word, I think this is going to be a fun event.
Rest assured all the twitter, FB and today’s SFAppeal.com mentions all referenced Saturday. Looking forward to attending!
cool! like you guys, i am obsessed with sutro baths, i’ve always fantasized about it being rebuilt. whenever i visit, i always feel unfinished business there. unfinished funtime business.