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DESCRIPTION:

Fox Theatre is inspired by San Francisco's forgotten and infamous Fox Theatre building, originally situated at 1350 Market Street. A city landmark designed by the noted theater architect, Thomas W. Lamb. The Fox was considered the world's finest theatre! It was built in the 1920's by a movie pioneer, William Fox, as a showcase for his films  of the Fox Film Corporation along with elaborate stage shows.  It was one of a group of five spectacular Fox Theatres built by Fox in the late 1920s. (The others were the Fox Theatres in Brooklyn, Atlanta, Detroit, and St. Louis).

The Fox Theatre opened in 1929 with the premiere of "Behind That Curtain", a Charlie Chan movie produced by William Fox. The theater was closed and demolished in 1963 due to financial difficulties. On June 28, 1959, a 30th anniversary celebration took place with the screening of the 20th Century-Fox film "Say One for Me" with Bing Crosby and Debbie Reynolds.

Now located at the site is the tall Fox Plaza, a high-rise building with offices and apartments. I wished this theatre was still here!

Fox Theatre was first exhibited during the annual group show "City Streets" at STUDIO Gallery, from April 24th-May 28th, 2013, and was later exhibited during Araujo's solo show, ON THE EDGE OF DELICATE LINES, July-September 7th, 2013 at Alphaville Gallery, in San Francisco. This painting was on view at the Old Mint, for "Mid-Market Landmarks" solo exhibition in San Francisco, January-March 2015. It was on view again at the Old Mint for "SF History Days", March 2017.

Fox Theatre was exhibited at the Marker Hotel, in San Francisco, to accompany a group show curated by Artspan- "Art in Neighborhoods", August 17th-November 21st, 2017. This painting was also exhibited at Araujo's Solo Show, "Abstract Metropolis" at Parisoma in San Francisco, January 18th to February 21st, 2018. AIt was also exhibited at Araujo's "FACADES: Central City Architecture" at the annual "SF History Days" at the Old Mint, March 2018. I'm very pleased to have had this painting for solo show "Urban Abstracts" at the Tenderloin Museum in San Francisco, December 6th, 2018 to February 3rd, 2019.

Fox Theatre is featured in Araujo's latest book publication entitled, SOMA RISING