Ocean Beach added to iconic artistic renderings of Golden Gate attractions

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Michael Schwab's timeless illustrations of the Golden Gate National Parks plastered the region from the late-1990s onward, providing an iconography for some of Northern California's most beloved natural assets.

Schwab is still at it. This week, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy released the 21st print in the series, of Ocean Beach.

Rendered in Schwab's signature minimalist style, the print depicts the landmark most prominent at Ocean Beach — the waves, of course.

The artist describes his work best in a press release: "This new Ocean Beach design is meant to be simple and iconic. It's all about the beach. The water. The waves. Nature. Proud. Poetic."

The print is on sale now in park stores and online.

Begun in 1995 with a depiction of the Golden Gate Bridge, the series was conceived as a way to "unify" the GGNRA "under one brand identity, while still highlighting the individual beauty of each site," per the press release. Soon after the Bridge print, Schwab released his stylized depictions for other local landmarks, including Alcatraz, Fort Point, the Marin Headlands and Lands End.

Source

SF Gate

Date

August 6, 2018

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