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Mark DeVries
The City of San Francisco Oracle, Vol. 1, No. 7April 1967

Not on view
Print magazine cover with psychedelic color washes, hand-lettered title reading 'The City of San Francisco Oracle Vol 1 No 7,' a black-and-white group photograph of approximately twelve men, an illustrated temple background, and a decorative lotus border
Printed illustration on a worn paperback cover, a seated figure in a wide-brimmed hat, fringed clothing, and sandals, surrounded by dense foliage rendered in fine cross-hatched linework over a rainbow gradient background of purple, yellow, green, and teal.
Open magazine spread with yellowed pages; left page features ornate psychedelic lettering spelling 'CHANGED' above a black-and-white photograph of four people seated together, surrounded by decorative floral and swirling ink borders; right page displays a detailed pen-and-ink illustration of a face within an elaborate Art Nouveau-style frame, beside dense columns of printed text, dated February 1967.
Printed magazine spread with dense columns of text overlaid by bold orange, red, and yellow radiating sunburst patterns. Pen-and-ink figurative drawings appear in the margins, including a small human figure, a snake, and anatomical-style sketches. A central illustration depicts a blue teardrop or flame shape with radiating lines.
Printed magazine spread on aged orange-tinted paper, with dense columns of text flanking a central psychedelic illustration of swirling figures, flames, and botanical forms in purple, blue, and orange ink, with ornate decorative borders at upper left and right.
Screenprint or lithograph in blue, teal, and pink tones depicting a standing nude figure with long dark hair and large insect-like wings, surrounded by dense columns of Japanese and Chinese text with romanized transliterations.
Open magazine spread; left page features black ink illustration of a figure in indigenous headdress and regalia beside printed petition text with numbered signature lines; right page shows psychedelic full-color print of two embracing figures in silhouette against a mandala-like paisley pattern in orange, teal, and purple.
Designer
Mark DeVries
n.d., active San Francisco
Photographer
Hetty McGee Maclise
England, 1931 - 2011, active San Francisco Bay Area
Title
The City of San Francisco Oracle, Vol. 1, No. 7
Date Made
April 1967
Medium
Offset lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet (Approximate closed dims): 17 5/8 × 10 3/4 in. (44.77 × 27.31 cm) 14 3/4 × 11 7/8 × 1 in. (37.47 × 30.16 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Decorative Arts and Design Council Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
M.2021.7
Classification
Periodicals
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Steinberger, Staci. What Would You Say?: Activist Graphics from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art = ¿Qué dirías?: Gráficos activistas del Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.