A+, Susan Hauptman, Irene Pijoan, Richard Sheehan, 2019, SC, VG.

Stone, Jeremy. San Francisco: San Francisco Art Institute, 2019.

English, Very Good, SC, 4to, 11" x 8 1/2", [5] 71 pp.

White perfect bound, black lettering to front and spine, minor bump to head, light soiling to front and back panels, slight cocking to spine, otherwise, clean, sharp tips, tightly bound, and unmarked throughout. [5] 71 pp. Includes full-color Plates, Preface by Guest Curator, Jeremy Stone, Biographies, and Chronologies with Selected Bibliographies. Published in conjunction with the exhibition "A+, Susan Hauptman, Irene Pijoan, and Richard Sheehan" held at the San Francisco Art Institute Fort Mason Campus, Pier 2, Main Gallery from January 2 to February 3, 2019. From the Preface: "How art stands the test of time and lives on after the artist has died is a premise that A+, works by Susan Hauptman, Irene Pijoan, Richard Sheehan demonstrates. Art definitely lives on. The connecting thread between these artists is their relationship to the San Francisco Art Institute...and to the art world as they each thundered on to the gallery scene in San Francisco in the early 1980s. And while the artists are not able to attend openings any longer, their work most vibrantly and eloquently greets the viewer." Susan Hauptman (1947-2015) was best known for her stark, often expressionless self-portraits in charcoal and pastel rendered in precise and candid detail.  Irene Pijoan (1953-2004) made work in a wide range of styles and materials including abstract Funk, figurative, multidimensional encaustic, and cut paper and cut metal art. Richard Sheehan's (1953-2006) urban landscapes investigate the structures of roadways, underpasses, and the grittier side of city structures. Acquired from the private library of photorealist painter, Robert Bechtle and art historian, Whitney Chadwick.