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In honor of our 40th anniversary, every week this year we are highlighting one of our past exhibitions. In 2014, we presented “When Art Rocked: San Francisco Music Posters” which featured posters advertising music concerts from 1966 to 1971. Many artists were inspired by Art Nouveau masters such as Alphonse Mucha and Alfred Roller. Do you remember this exhibition? See “When Art Rocked: San Francisco Music Posters” online at: https://bit.ly/2WMGprC
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