Icons That Last: Artist reception with Richard L. Perri March 20, 2009

Market Street Gallery is pleased to present "Icons That Last," the Java Huts of Richard L. Perri. The exhibition opens on March 2nd and runs through March 31st. There is a reception with the artists on Friday, March 20, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.

Artist Richard L. Perri is widely-known for his large-format nostalgic paintings of some of San Francisco's best loved coffee houses, affectionately referred to as "Java Huts". These structures invite viewers to travel back into a remembered time of bustling activity along the waterfront as these joints teemed with rollicking blue collar longshoremen and roustabouts. They evoke a simpler time, a time of Herb Caen in the morning and cocktails at night, a time of rotary telephones and blue plate specials.

Market Street Gallery exhibits work of established and emerging artists of the San Francisco Bay Area. Exhibitions include all categories of work, including painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, fashion, street art, installation art and film and video media.

Located in the Hayes Valley neighborhood near the corners of Market St. and Van Ness Blvd., the gallery is one of several in the area that are within walking distance of each other. Muni access: Civic Center Station

Free and open to the public.

Official Website: http://www.marketstreetgallery.com