THE CALIFORNIA HALL OF FAME 2008

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The California Hall of Fame 2008

Continues through October 31, 2009

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The California Hall of Fame exhibit includes a striking 40-foot wide display, designed by West Office Exhibition Design of Oakland, California, that is the focal point of the Museum lobby. The panel display features large scale portraits of the inductees, photographs and their biographical information. The artifact exhibit, located inside the museum galleries, showcases in greater detail each inductee’s unique contribution.

Celebrating the 2008 California Hall of Fame inductees, this year’s newly renovated exhibition space is over 3,000 square feet and includes more than 100 items. Glass panels of the 2006 and 2007 inductees line the walls and certain items from the 2007 exhibit have been included in the new exhibition space.

The 2008 exhibition includes artifacts, photographs, and ephemera. Some examples include:

• Governor Leland Stanford’s horse-drawn carriage and tools to break ground on the Stanford University
• The first modern electric car, which Linus Pauling's work made a reality, along with his original molecular sculptures
• Original handwritten scores by Dave Brubeck, as well as posters and programs from his international concert tours
• Jack Nicholson's costumes and script for The Shining, among other personal items
• Jane Fonda’s Oscars and Andy Warhol painting
• Julia Morgan’s model of Hearst Castle and the drafting table she spent hours working on
• Sculptures and drawings by Robert Graham
• Dorothea Lange's priceless cameras and prints of her iconic and personal photos
• Jack LaLanne's original work-out equipment and videos of his unforgettable TV appearances
• Alice Waters' Chez Panisse cookbooks, menus and cooking utensils
• Quincy Jones' signed sheet music of "We Are the World" and his high school letter jacket
• A Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel-inspired reading room, complete with books to sit and read