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"TROLLEY ART"

By Jonathan James

At the AAA Studios

San Francisco, California, March 19, 1978

 

 

 

 

            Even as a young boy, below, Jonathan James was fascinated by street cars and trolleys of all sorts.

 

 

 

 

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            "Trolley Art" was an exhibition of drawings, watercolors and pastels all relating to the PCC-style streetcar of San Francisco.  The artist, Jonathan James, created the show as a result of his high esteem for this particular mode of transportation.

            A soundtrack was played throughout the show of various streetcar sounds, mixed with popular 1930's songs and other train-related music.

            There were approximately eighteen drawings on the walls, most of which were roughly 24 by 48 inches.  The largest drawing was a life-size interpretation of the J-Church streetcar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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