San Francisco Art: The City and Chinatown

San Francisco, California

“This painting is about reverence, respect, and shared awe. Watching this duo absorb the mural together reminded me how art connects generations.”

TOPHER STRAUS, ON FATHER, SON

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Chinatown by Topher Straus: older men gather over a board game on a neon-lit Chinatown sidewalk.
Chinatown · San Francisco, California

The city and Chinatown

San Francisco sets the city and the Bay Bridge in glowing red and purple. In Chinatown, three paintings find the people who give the city its color: a sidewalk board game in Chinatown, a dragon dance in Dragon Parade, and a father and child before a mural in Father, Son.

Across the Bay, Oakland Cargo stacks the port’s containers into a new kind of city.

Five views of San Francisco

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San Francisco by Topher Straus: colorful San Francisco cityscape rendered in glowing reds and purples.
San Francisco · San Francisco, California · Explore the work
Chinatown by Topher Straus: older men gather over a board game on a neon-lit Chinatown sidewalk.
Chinatown · San Francisco, California · Explore the work
Dragon Parade by Topher Straus: traditional dragon parade winds through a sea of glowing red lanterns.
Dragon Parade · San Francisco, California · Explore the work
Father, Son by Topher Straus: father and child look up at a colorful Chinatown mural featuring Bruce Lee and a dragon.
Father, Son · San Francisco, California · Explore the work
Oakland Cargo by Topher Straus: multicolored cargo containers stack aboard a ship in Oakland harbor beneath a blue sky.
Oakland Cargo · Oakland, California · Explore the work

Questions collectors ask

Which work feels closest to San Francisco?

San Francisco for the city; the three Chinatown paintings for its streets; Oakland Cargo for the Bay.

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