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Summary: The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, at its current location, was designed by architect Mario Bokan, but the original building was built by Dr. Morley. Learn about the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art with information from an art history professor in this free video on art museums.
Professor Carlton Wilkinson is an assistant professor in the art and art history departments at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. His research interests include...read more
"The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is one of my favorite art venues when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. I was actually a member at one point and visited often and loved their shows and visiting shows. But I was part of the time in the early 80's when it was housed in the original building and civic center which was built by Dr. Morley in 1935 but in 1995 they moved on Third and Howard and Mario Bokan was the architect and I think it was a competitive type thing that his design was chosen over several design possibilities or proposals and so it has become kind of an architectural landmark in the new South Market community."
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