The Best of EastLake: Oakland’s Fusion Neighborhood

Object number:

2022.1.118

Object name:

poster; work on paper

Title:

The Best of EastLake: Oakland’s Fusion Neighborhood

Maker:

Bob Jew

Date made:

1999

Material/Technique:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H: 18 in, W: 24 in

Credit line:

Gift of the Terrazas Martin Family on behalf of Margaret Terrazas-Santos

Physical description:

Multicolored offset lithograph on paper

Content description:

Poster has an orange border and a central photograph of the EastLake area of Oakland, California with five people collaged in. Large text at the center top reads "The Best of EastLake Oakland’s Fusion Neighborhood". Text in the bottom border reads "The Best of EastLake is a special event at the Oakland Museum, celebrating EastLake a contact zone for many cultures, Friday March 26 1999, 6-9 PM at the Oakland Museum of California" with event details. the left border has information in Spanish and the top border has information in Tagalog. The right border reads: "Where is EastLake? East 12th Street and International Boulevard between 1st and 14th Avenue

Concepts:

neighborhood event; contact zone; California Fusion Culture Series; multiculturalism

Places:

Oakland, California

Organizations:

East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation; EastLake Merchants Association; Oakland Museum of California; Oakland Museum Women's Board

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