This Should Not Happen: The First Exhibition of Bay Area Figurative Art

This educational video tells the story of the 1957 exhibition "Contemporary Bay Area Figurative Painting," organized by Paul Mills of the Oakland Art Museum. The works of Elmer Bischoff, Richard Diebenkorn and David Park, all of whom had reservations about being grouped together as part of a school or style are presented along with news clippings that provide historical context.