Muni Is My Ride: Portraits of Muni in Words and Images

Keith Scott Ferris (Illustrator), Lia Smith

$29.95

Publication Date: October 15th, 2023

Publisher:

Ithuriel's Spear

ISBN:

9781943209354

Pages:

203

Description

Illustrations of passengers and bus stops, plus interviews and portraits of bus and train operators will make one want to abandon the isolation of the automobile and jump on public transportation, be it Muni in San Francisco or whatever your hometown provides.

Colored pencil portraits of Muni operators, drawings of bus passengers, and B&W line drawings of bus stops by San Francisco artist Keith Ferris, accompanied by writer Lia Smith's in-depth interviews of Muni operators, who detail their day-to-day realities transporting passengers throughout the City and explain what drew them to the profession.

About the Author

Keith Scott Ferris has exhibited since the 1970s and maintained a fine art studio for over forty-seven years. Although his focus has been abstract oil paintings on canvas, drawing remains foundational to his work. The over fifty drawings in MUNI IS MY RIDE, which he started in 2009, evolved and helped him hone his abilities to capture a likeness in his portraiture.Lia Smith writes short stories and novels. She has had short stories published in both national and literary magazines. She has employed her writing skills to advocate for her community and has project managed several community art installations including the Alemany Island Beautification Project, the first freeway pillar painted in San Francisco and flanked by forty-eight art panels at the intersection of Alemany Boulevard and San Bruno Avenue.