Photographs and printed material related to the Goodman Group
name: label: Creator
content: Goodman Group
label: Names
content: Mathias, Melanie
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2023 by Jessica Phrogus, Melanie Mathias's sister.
creator: label: Creator
content: Goodman Group
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Goodman Group (circa 1960-1980) was an artist commune that lived in the historic Goodman building in San Francisco, California. In 1973, the San Francisco's Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) attempted to evict the residents of the building so that the building could be torn down. The residents raised awareness about the historic building and fought the eviction for 10 years. Melanie Mathias was a photographer and resident of the building who documented the communal life in the building.
function: label: Function
content: Artist groups
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.7 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1970-1980
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.goodgrou
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Photographs and printed material documenting the artist commune, the Goodman Group, created and compiled by Melanie Marthais, an artist and resident of the Goodman Building in the 1970s.