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SF Camerawork

November 6 - December 7, 2008

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1011 Market Street 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94103
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SF Camerawork 2008 Benefit Auction of Photographic Prints Photo by Catherine Wagner
SF Camerawork's highly anticipated annual benefit auction of photographic prints is a collector's paradise with both vintage and contemporary photographic prints by more than 200 leading artists. Admirers of classic 20th Century works can bid on pieces by such luminaries as Edward Weston, Robert Doisneau, Herb Ritts, and Berenice Abbott. Those with a taste for the contemporary will be drawn to works by Richard Misrach, Uta Barth, Kota Ezawa, Alec Soth, Jim Goldberg, Ann Hamilton, William Wegman, Todd Hido, Pirkle Jones, Michael Kenna, Dinh Q. Lê, Michael Light, David Maisel, Catherine Wagner, Judy Dater, and many others. The auction takes place on Saturday, December 6 beginning at 1 PM and the public is invited to view the work during a month-long preview exhibition November 6 ­ December 6, with a special preview opening reception on Thursday, November 6 from 5 to 8 PM. Auction catalogs are free and available at SF Camerawork and other local galleries. Catalogs may also be ordered by telephone, fax or e-mail. The catalog can be viewed in its entirety at www.sfcamerawork.org . All proceeds from the auction support SF Camerawork's exhibitions and educational programs. Auctioneer Dale Stulz promises to keep everyone on the edge of their seats as the bidding takes place. With more than 30 years working in the field of fine art photographs, including working as Founding Director of the Department of Photographs at Christie's International, Stulz has sold more than a billion dollars worth of art. Currently working as an appraiser and consultant, his clients include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the estates of Andy Warhol, Richard Avedon, and Robert Mapplethorpe. WHEN: Auction: December 6, 2008 @ 1:00 pm Preview Exhibition: November 6­-December 6, 2008: 12:00 pm-6:00 pm Preview Reception: First Thursday, November 6, 5-8 PM WHERE: SF Camerawork, 657 Mission Street, 2nd FL, San Francisco California 94105 ADMISSION TO AUCTION: $30 per person general Free for SF Camerawork members Tickets are available at the door beginning at 11 am on Saturday, December 6 GENERAL ADMISSION TO EXHIBITION: Free to Camerawork members; $2.00 for students and seniors; General $5.00 INFO: www.sfcamerawork.org (415) 512-2020