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The Anderson Collection celebrates the 100th anniversary of Sam Francis’ birthday

…ely as “anima portraits,” a reference to a Jungian archetype. He created them with various mediums, as displayed in the three examples in the exhibition from 3EP and three unique works on loan from the Sam Francis Foundation. These self-portraits do not mirror Francis and his physical features but manifest his essence. These works are psychical rather than physical explorations. Emily Chun, a PhD candidate in art history, discovered much about Fr…