Sam Francis: Robert Shapazian on The Lapis Press

Robert Shapazian, founding director of the Gagosian Gallery, reflects on his relationship with the artist Sam Francis and the origins of The Lapis Press, where Shapazian worked as the director.

This clip comes from filmmaker Tiana Alexandria Williams's research process of “Sam Francis: Santa Monica and a Legacy of Supporting Artists”, a documentary series on the artist produced by 18th Street Arts Center in collaboration with the Sam Francis Foundation.

Explore the archive of oral histories around Sam Francis and his artistic influence in Santa Monica on 18th Street Arts Center’s Culture Mapping 90404 project:

https://culturemapping90404.org/samfrancis/