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Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery "WPA California Style Watercolors" March & April '08 |
In the midst of the great depression, people were put to work by the government in all kinds of public work projects; building roads, schools, dams, and other infrastructure projects. As part of the WPA (Works Progress Administration), artists of all kinds were hired to inspire the workers to pull together and help rebuild America. In painting, a style of watercolors, now dubbed the "WPA" style, also called the "California style" arose, which showed Americans on the job. The "California Style," was established and influenced by the work of Millard Sheets, Phil Dike, Milford Zornes, and others, and has been carried on by artists who studied under them at the Chouinard Art School in Los Angeles. |
Each of the exhibit thumbnails below is linked to an individual page with enlarged photos.
Ralph Baker 1908-1976 | ![]() Lake Webber |
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![]() Snow in Groveland |
![]() Deserted Cabin and Tree |
![]() Coast |
Sandra Beebe (contemporary) |
![]() Quiet Cove, Pacific Grove |
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Sam Cook (20th century) | |
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![]() Yesterday's Harvest |
![]() Red Caboose |
![]() Spring Landscape 1944 |
Virginia Darce 1910- |
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Philip Latimer Dike 1906 - 1990 | |
![]() After Sailing |
![]() Urban Shore |
Justin Faivre 1902 - 1990 | ||
![]() Estuary Docking |
![]() Ocean Beach |
![]() Night Owl |
![]() "Mittens" Monument Valley |
![]() Falkerson Ranch |
![]() Coastal Farm |
![]() Augie's |
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![]() Promenade |
Bell Tower, San Luis Rey |
Ralph Hulett 1915 - 1974 | |
![]() The Open Gate |
![]() Shoreline Cliffs |
![]() Hillside Farmstead |
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![]() Park Lake |
Wayne LaCom 1922 - |
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![]() "Foggy Morning Seaside" |
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![]() Shack |
Jake Lee 1915 - 1991 | ![]() Tugboat |
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![]() Koalas |
![]() Tug with figure |
![]() Cat |
![]() Produce Stand |
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![]() "Road to the Coast" 1957 |
![]() Hilltop farm buildings (verso "Road to the Coast") |
![]() (Manner of Nepote) Barn and Stormy Skies |
Paul Starrett Sample 1896 - 1974 |
![]() "Sleeping Farmer" |
Elmer Stanhope 1907 - 1956 | ||
![]() "House by the Bay" SOLD |
![]() "Palladinis Fish" 1950 |
![]() "Barnward Trek" |
![]() Landscape with Boulders |
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Lewis Suzuki 1920 - |
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![]() Tuolumne River 1944 |
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Ray Wilson 1906 - 1972 |
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Milford Zornes 1908 - 2008 | ||
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![]() Mt. San Antonio 1989 |
![]() Rivers Bend 1948 SOLD |
![]() Orchard Under Grey Skies 1941 |