Artful Insights: Avril Angevine’s Art Lecture Series

Jack London, Photographer

Join us for an exploration of Jack London's lesser-known art form: photography.

Jack London was a man of many parts: sailor, self-educated author of 50 books (and the first American author to earn a million dollars), war correspondent, socialist, and forward-thinking rancher. Photography was a lesser-known aspect of his prodigious activity. London took some 12,000 photos, both during his journalistic exploits and his travels with wife Charmian. They form a fascinating record of a world unknown to most of his contemporaries, with sharp composition, an unerring sense of drama, and sympathetic respect for his subjects.

Avril Angevine is an arts lecturer with a particular interest in modern, contemporary, and California art. She speaks on many subjects at various locations in the Bay Area, including the OLLI programs at Cal State East Bay, Dominican College, San Francisco State, and the Fromm Institute. Avril has a BA in English and an MA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley and taught English and Humanities at local colleges. She is also a museum guide at SFMOMA, the Oakland Museum, and the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art.

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