Name/Title
Artist's impression of Alameda, 2024Entry/Object ID
2025.18.1Description
Acc. No. 25.18.1 A, B
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda; Celebrities; Sports; Art Works; Homes of Alameda; Businesses of Alameda
Date or Period: 2024
Object: Print (A); listing (B)
Description: A: a print of an oblong drawing in pen and ink, with massed buildings and people, not to scale. Signed in the right-hand bottom. B: a 10-page print-out with thumbprint versions of the people on the drawing, with biographical summary of each.
Size: A: L 11 x W 17 inches;
B: L 8 1/2 x W 11 inches
History of Object: Artist's impression of Alameda landmarks and people, including buildings, neon signs, the beach, and people, including celebrities in the fields of music, industry, movies, and sports, as well as members of the artists' family. Artist is Paul Stier, who is an Alameda resident, and principal and co-founder of a furniture business (not in Alameda).
The family used to own Stier’s pharmacy on Webster Street.
Buildings and landmarks drawn include the neon sign for the taqueria on Alameda Ave (formerly Ramiro & Sons, since 2025 Taqueria Mi Burrito) and Stier's, the Hornet, St. Barnabas and St. Joseph's Catholic churches, the Alameda Theatre, 2070 San Jose Ave, Croll's, Alameda Beach, a jet, Lucky 13 (1301 Park St.), Tucker's, a sign for Skippy, the news stand on Park Street, Ole's Waffle Shop, the fence of Lincoln Park, a Rodgers Trucking truck, the Fruitvale Ave Railroad Bridge and Miller-Sweeney bridge, Jack London's boat Snark, the Encinal station building at the corner of Encinal and High (1303 High Street), the Posey Street Tunnel entrance, a lion, and a tudor style home.
Acquired from: Paul Stier
Donation date: 1/4/2025
Catalog date: 1/22/2025
Note: images uploaded here have been digitally altered to exclude family member's names, on the drawing 'Italic Family'.
Names of celebrities (excluding family):
Arnerich, Lil; Bechtle, Robert; Bette, Frank; Cooper, Mike; Cowan, Ron; Curry, Mark; Diesel, Vin; Diller, Phyllis; Doda, Carol; Doolittle, Jimmy; Evanosky, Dennis; Fong-Torres, Ben; French-Isaac, Margaret; Ghiglione, Frank; Ghiorso, Albert; Gillis, Brad; Gillitt, Adam; Gonsalves, Harold; Graham, Katherine; Hanks, Tom; Harper, Tommy; Hausen, Larry; Heller, Emily; Heller, Marielle; Hyneman, Jamie; Kidd, Jason; Knowland, Joe; Knowland, William; Lalanne, Jack; London, Jack; McNamara, Margaret; Monize, Ken; Morrison, Jim; Orbeta, Bob; Jim Otto; Pappas, Alexi; Plackourakis, Helen; Plackourakis, Yani; Reed, Barry; Rigney, Bill; Rollins, Jimmy; Savage, Adam; Semien, Marcus; Sibbett, Jane; Sivyer-Fields, Debbi; Speier, Chris; Stargell, Willie; Sweeney, Leland; Tate, Sharon; Teare, Cooper; Ulrich, John; von Stade, Frederica; Vucinich, Steve; Weeden, Frank; Willis, Dontrelle; Woo, Bryan; Young, Rose.
