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Dagny Janss 1945–2022

Bruce Conner Supervisor

1967
lithograph on paper 26 h × 20 w in (66 × 51 cm)
estimate: $200–300
result: $2,000
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provenance: Acquired directly from the artist | Collection of Natasha Nicholson
An example of this work is held in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

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For [Bruce] the campaign was more like a game. At that time there was no fee to run for Supervisor in San Francisco. So it was free publicity ..... The speech he gave was a list of candies and desserts and I believe the one that went into the voter’s booklet was about light. He went through the Bible, probably the New Testament, picked out all the verses in which light was mentioned and that was his statement. Bruce voted in every election and was very critical of friends who didn’t vote. Even if his was the only "no" vote, it was important to let someone know that someone had protested.

Jean Conner

Conner's campaign speech for Supervisor of San Francisco.
Image: Bruce Conner papers, 1956-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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