Robert Graham was a Mexican-born American sculptor based in the state of California in the United States. His monumental bronzes commemorate the human figure, and are featured in public places across America.
Graham in 1976
Fountain Figures No. 1, 2, 3 (1983), bronze, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Detail of front doors of Spalding House, the Honolulu Museum of Art, cast bronze (1988)
Social Programs (1997), bronze, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, DC
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) was a private college of contemporary art in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1871, SFAI was one of the oldest art schools in the United States and the oldest west of the Mississippi River. Approximately 220 undergraduates and 112 graduate students were enrolled in 2021. The institution was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), and was a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD). The school closed permanently in July 2022.
San Francisco Art Institute
The Atrium
The roof terrace at SFAI's Chestnut Street Campus offered a scenic view over the city.
San Francisco Art Institute roof
