di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art maintains a permanent collection of works by Northern California artists that was originally collected by Rene di Rosa (1919-2010) and Veronica di Rosa (1934–1991). The collection contains notable works by artists living or working in the San Francisco Bay Area from mid-twentieth century to the early twenty-first century, highlighting a story of experimentation of the artists of the region. It is displayed in part, on a rotating basis, in the galleries at di Rosa.
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Untitled (The Orgy Scene)
Photograph
Reclining masked figure about to be pounced on by other figure in desert landscape with caption
1489
Gelatin silver print
Photographic Art
AR1489
Richard S. Zoller
Purchase
Richard S. Zoller
1988
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Liebestag (1924) / One of the Orgy Scenes! This may seem bland by today’s standards, but the seductively / vulgar acting style of Circe Siren (the aggressor in the photo) turned these scenes into / expressions of unbound savage passion.
Object
13-1/4 in
13-1/4 in
Scene from fictional film, LIEBESTAG (1924), part of 'Films from the Underground,' an ongoing project exploring a fictional avant-garde during the Weimar Republic. This piece is a fictional 'movie still.'