Name/Title
'Frankism and The Left-Handed Ballet', by Frank Bette, 1988Entry/Object ID
2020.56.1Description
Acc. No. 20.56.1
Subject Category: Artists of Alameda
Date or Period: 1988
Object: book
Description: soft-bound booklet with black glossy cover, and white lettering and a drawing. Caption: "Frankism and The Left-Handed Ballet", "Frank Bette". Back cover has what appears to be a drawing of a person with half-long hair on a page of ledger paper, printed in white on the black background.
Size: L 10 1/2 X W 8 1/4 inches.
History: Book of drawings, copyrighted 1988, by Frank Bette, longtime Alameda resident, artisan and artist, and founder of the Frank Bette Center for the arts. According to the Introduction by Peggy Schmidt, Frank Bette started drawing with his left hand out of fear that arthritis would prevent him from creating art.
Acquired from: Margaret Fago
Frank Bette Center for the Arts
1601 Paru Street
Alameda, CA 94501
Donation Date: 10/6/2020; Cataloged: 10/11/2020
