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January, 2011 -- Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery Monthly | |||||||||||||||||
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A Celebration of Early California, Western, and American Art ... Open Wednesdays through Sundays 10:00 - 5:00 (other times by appointment) 1785 Hwy 1 , PO Box 325, Bodega Bay, CA 94923, 707-875-2911 (Map) email: Art@BodegaBayHeritageGallery.com | www.BodegaBayHeritageGallery.com |
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News from our gallery | News from our Neighboring Galleries |
Museum Exhibits: The Bay Area, the Southland & Beyond |
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![]() Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera Now at the Brooklyn Museum |
Opening January 1, Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery's New Home |
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On the internet, we'll still be in the same place, but in Bodega Bay, we have listened to the classic advice ... "location, location, location!" Our new home is much easier to find, right on Coast Highway 1 with ample and convenient parking, located next to well-established The Ren Brown Collection, an exceptional gallery specializing in Japanese Prints and related arts. This is within walking distance of our former location, where Linda will now have her Artist's Studio. |
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![]() Part of our inaugural exhibition |
As I wrote this article on Christmas Day, I watched out the window as the rain pelted down on us wave after wave and wondering how this move would ever get done. As everyone knows, when it comes to moving, there are so many details to attend to, and in our case, so many paintings to be moved. But by the time you read this, it will all be done. Beyond being more visible with better parking, we will be open now five days a week, Wednesdays through Sundays, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. |
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We will continue featuring paintings from the well-listed artists of California's past, with special attention to our gallery's premier featured artist, Joshua Meador 1911-1965. |
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In addition, Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery is pleased to continue presentation of the following oil painters: the flowing landscapes of Linda Sorensen, the luminescent desertscapes of Kathi Hilton, and the translucent seascapes and dynamic landscapes of Alex Dzigurski II. We look forward to seeing you soon. We are teaming with our talented local framer and great friend, Gary Smith. Gary will be conducting his Small World Framing from this location. He will often be on site to assist you with all your custom framing needs. As he has done for some time, Gary will continue to feature the art work of notable engraving artist, the late Gail Packer, and original abstract-influenced landscape, seascape and floral watercolors by Bodega Bay's Jean Warren. |
New tidbits of historic information about Joshua Meador & Jimmy Swinnerton from the California Art Club |
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![]() Joshua Meador Self Portrait from the Meador Family Collection |
This past week, we learned some new tidbits about two of our most valued painters, Joshua Meador and Jimmy Swinnerton. We found a California Art Club newsletter from January 1959 containing admiring nods to both of these artists. Fifty-two years ago, The California Art Club, in the January 1959 edition of their Art Bulletin, offered a word of gratitude to Jimmy Swinnerton for being their December '58 guest speaker, and gave an introduction to Joshua Meador, their guest speaker for January '59. At the time, Swinnerton was in his mid 80's, a long established and well-loved artist, and the creating pioneer of the newspaper comic strip. Meador was 48 years old and well respected in his position at Disney Studios. He was in his artistic prime and his star was rising as a gifted and unique painter. |
![]() 1930 photo of Jimmy Swinnerton, then President of the Bohemian Club, admiring a portrait of him done by Peter Ilyan, hanging in the Bohemian Club headquarters in San Francisco. In 1882, the young Swinnerton became a staff cartoonist for William Randolph Hearst's San Francisco Examiner where he produced The Little Bears, believed by many experts to be the first newspaper comic strip. |
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The California Art Club's enthusiastic introduction of Meador's art demonstration and talk includes information about his academic and professional achievements apart from his creative role at the Disney Studios. Academically, Meador had graduated cum laude from the Art Institute of Chicago in the early 1930's. In 1935, on a friend's suggestion, he had submitted his portfolio to Walt Disney, resulting in Meador's move to Hollywood and his career at Disney Studios. Apart from duties at Disney, Meador also painted California landscapes. His works were being sold by the Ruthermore Galleries in San Francisco, and were exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the National Academy of Design, the California Palace of the Legion of Honor and de Young Museum in San Francisco, and the Pasadena Art Museum. The introduction goes on to speak of Meador's work as "highly individualistic and his technique is definitely his own. He is able to produce a feeling of boldness with restraint, and create in the beholder the mood which the artist is endeavoring to express! We are in for an artistic treat through the visit and demonstration of Joshua Meador...." |
![]() Header of The Art Bulletin, a publication of the California Art Club, January 1959. |
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![]() A paragraph of introduction of the January speaker of the month, Joshua Meador |
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![]() A note of gratitude to Jimmy Swinnerton for being one of the California Art Club's December, 1958 speakers |
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As a note to our readers, if you happen to come across old publications, photos, or documentation concerning any of our historic artists, please contact us. We will assist bringing that information to light. |
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The Treasures of California Impressionism ... The Irvine Museum presents | ||
![]() Eduard Vysekal, Joy Oil on canvas, 46 x 35 |
All Things Bright & Beautiful a marvelous sampling of California Impressionist Painters |
![]() Matteo Sandona, In her Kimono Oil on canvas, 25 1/4 x 28 1/2 |
![]() George Brandriff, Cannery Row, Newport Beach Oil on board, 14 x 18 |
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Someone once wrote that California Impressionism was "the Indian Summer of Impressionism." Waves of artists, many of whom had studied with the French Masters, came to California with old world skills, landing in a new world of diverse and challenging beauty. Inspired by California's wonders, these artists applied their talents with superb results. Today, their work speaks to us anew, reminding us of the rare privilege we enjoy to live in such a wondrous land. Following are stories of some of these artists and some samples of their work. The source of the following biographical sketches are from Askart.com, many of which are from Edan M. Hughes, Artists in California 1786-1940. Born in Czechoslovakia, Eduard Vysekal (1890-1939) moved to St. Paul, MN to live with his father. He soon relocated to Chicago pursuing art studies at the Art Institute of Chicago. He taught at the AIC from 1912 to 1914. He and his artist wife Luvena Buchanan came to California in 1914 to execute a mural commissioned by the Barbara Worth Hotel in El Centro. They chose to remain in California, making their home in the Hollywood Hills. He supplemented his painting by teaching art at the Art Student's League in Los Angeles and the Otis Art Institute. He is known for his bold figure studies. George Brandriff (1890 - 1936) came to Orange County as a teen in 1913. He worked his way through dental school as a piano salesman. Without formal training, he was a painter all his life. He once had a few art lessons from Anna Hills, Carl Oscar Borg, and Jack Wilkerson Smith. After ten years as a dentist, he dedicated himself full time to his painting. He built a home and studio in Laguna Beach, and created landscapes, seascapes, still lifes and figures. Suffering from cancer, he committed suicide in 1936. Matteo Sandona (1881-1964) was known for his portraits. He was born in northern Italy. His father came to America and after three years, sent for the family to follow. Because he exhibited artistic talents in his new American school, his father sent him back to Italy and later to Paris to study. When he returned to his New Jersey home, his father was ill with rheumatism and the family moved to San Francisco for the climate. There he met and studied with Gottardo Piazzoni and Xavier Martinez. He opened a studio in the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art and frequently showed his work at the Bohemian Club. He lost his Clay Street studio in the 1906 earthquake and fire. In 1911, Matteo moved south to Santa Barbara. Among his commissioned portraits were film stars Olivia DeHaviland and Mary Pickford, and opera soprano Dame Nelie Melba. |
![]() Sycamore in Autumn, Orange County, CA 1916 Edgar Payne, Oil on board, 32 x 42 |
Edgar Payne (1883-1947) is best known for his majestic scenes of the Sierra. He painted plein air and sketched on his expeditions, and worked from sketches in his studio. He loved travel, and painted in the Southwest canyons, Colorado, the Canadian Rockies and the Alps of Europe. He also enjoyed painting near Laguna Beach. |
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![]() The Joyous Garden 1910 Benjamin Brown, Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 |
Early on in his career in Chicago, he became known for his stage scenery. He was mostly self taught, but did study at the Art Institute of Chicago. He lived in Laguna Beach where he founded and became President of the Laguna Beach Art Association. In 1924, he received a commission from the Santa Fe Railroad to create scenes of the Southwest. |
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Known for impressionist landscapes of the Sierra and fields of poppies, Benjamin Brown (1865-1942) worked in oil, watercolor, lithography, and etching. He studied at the University of Tennessee and the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. Early on his interest was in photography, and he attended the Academy Julian in Paris. After returning to the midwest, he came to Pasadena in 1896 where he often painted scenes of the San Gabriel Mountains, and nearby in the California Desert and the Grand Canyon. He established a etchings business with his brother, Printmakers of Los Angeles, which later became known as the California Society of Printmakers. |
![]() Granville Redmond, Oil on canvas 32 x 80 |
Granville Redmond was deaf, due to a bout of scarlet fever when he was quite young. His parents relocated to Northern California from Philadelphia so their son could attend the Berkeley School for the Deaf. He studied art at the California School of Design with Arthur Mathews and Amedee Joullin. In San Francisco, he was associated with Gottardo Piazzoni and Giuseppe Cadenasso. He continued his studies in Paris at the Academie Julian. |
![]() By the Roadside near El Torro 1914 Anna Hills, 14 x 11 |
After Paris, he moved to Los Angeles, where he became friends with Charlie Chaplin, who admired his expressiveness using American sign language. He supplied Redmond a studio on the movie lot and collected many of Redmond's paintings. Redmond associated with other painters at the time, most notably Elmer Wachtel and Norman St. Clair. He is one of the Irvine Museum's featured artists. After art studies at the Art Institute of Chicago, Academy Julian in Paris, and in New York, Anna Hills (1882- 1930) settled in Laguna Beach. She was a founding member and six term president of the Laguna Beach Art Association. |
![]() Under the Pepper Tree, 1927 Meta Cressy, Oil on canvas, 26 x 40 |
As a painter, she is known for her landscape and marine paintings and her highly colorful palette and for her teaching. But she is perhaps best loved for her tireless promotion of the visual arts throughout Orange County and in the public schools. She is one of the Irvine Museum's featured artists. |
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Meta Gehring Cressey (1882 - 1964) along with her husband studied with Robert Henri in a summer class held in Spain in 1912. The couple were active in the Los Angeles art community, and were part of the group which formed the Los Angeles Modern Art Society in 1916. Members of the group sought to arrive at a blend of modernism with the tradition laid down by regional plein air artists. She painted Under the Pepper Tree in her garden in the Hollywood Hills. The painting was exhibited at the Los Angeles Museum of History in 1927. Cressy loved the brilliant colors and light of impressionism. With the depression, Meta Cressy lost her beloved gardens and pepper trees in Hollywood. Despondent of her loss, she abandoned painting. |
![]() Landscape with Oak Trees Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel, Watercolor 20 x 16 |
When Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel (1870-1954) arrived in California in 1903, she was already an accomplished painter. She had studied and taught at the Art Institute of Chicago, and had studied with William Merritt Chase in New York. In the Bay Area, she continued her studies with
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William Keith. Soon, she married famed artist Elmer Wachtel and moved to Pasadena. In those days, the region was filled with oaks, sycamores, and eucalyptus throughout the valley with clear views of the Sierra Madre in the distance. The Wachtels enjoyed frequent painting excursions throughout California. According to Gordon T. McClelland and Jay T. Last, it was at this time Marion refined her technique of slowly building transparent washes of color, returning after the paint had dried, adding pastels to blend shapes, soften edges, and add highlights. |
![]() Poinsettias Paul Lauritz, Oil on canvas, 32 x 36 (See Paul Lauritz's works in our gallery) |
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She was a founding member of the California Water Color Society in 1921. Elmer Wachtel died in 1929. After Elmer's death, she retreated from painting for several years, but then began painting again, this time adding oils to her watercolor work. She continued painting until shortly before her death. Norwegian Paul Lauritz (1889 - 1975) was quite adventurous in his early life. He arrived in Vancouver, British Columbia, when he was 16 years old. Edan Hughes writes that Lauritz soon moved South to Portland where he met his wife Mary, and they then went to Alaska in search of gold. Although he didn't strike it rich, he found inspiration among Alaska's natural beauty, and he met and exhibited with Alaskan artist Sydney Laurence. In 1919, he moved south again, this time to Los Angeles where he returned to his art. He painted portraits, landscapes and marine scenes, one which was commissioned by the King of Norway. From his LA home, he ventured on painting excursions into the Sierra and the deserts of the Southwest. He taught at the Chouinard School of Art and the Otis Art Institute, was president of the California Art Club and many other associations, including the Salmagundi Club in New York. His work resides in many museums and received numerous awards. |
![]() Almond Blossoms, Los Altos 1925 Theodore Wores, Oil on canvas 16 x 24 |
Born in San Francisco, Theodore Wores (1859 - 1939) was one of the first students of the San Francisco School of Design. He would go on to study at the Royal Academy in Munich and with William Merritt Chase and James Whistler. He had a deep interest in Asia, painting at first scenes from San Francisco's Chinatown, and later living in Japan for three years. When he returned to |
![]() Mystical Hills Hanson Puthuff, Oil on canvas, 24 x 34 |
San Francisco in 1998, he focused on painting portraits but began painting landscapes. His passion for travel next sent him to the Pacific, spending time in Hawaii and Samoa and then on to Spain. When he returned to San Francisco, he lost his home and studio in the '06 quake and fire. In 1907, he was appointed dean of the San Francisco Art Institute, and held that position for six years. Afterward, he spent time in Taos, NM, Calgary, British Columbia, and Saratoga, Ca. In his later years, he painted orchards near his Saratoga studio. He is best known for his Japanese, Hawaiian, and Samoan figures and his San Francisco scenes. |
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Hanson Duvall Puthuff (1875 - 1972) is remembered for his California landscapes and desert paintings, and his involvement in the Southern California art world in the early 20th century. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the University of Denver Art School, and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. He came to California as an adult, arriving in Los Angeles at the age of 27. Initially, he worked painting billboards and theater scenery, and began teaching private art lessons. By 1926, he was painting plein air full time. He received a major commission from the Santa Fe Railroad for a series of Grand Canyon and Southwest scenes to be used for the railroad's advertising. From his homes in La Canada and Corona del Mar, he would take painting expeditions often with artist friends such as Edgar Payne. He helped form two artist organizations, the California Art Club and the Art Student's League of Los Angeles. He was one of a group of painters known as the Garvanza Circle which included Fernand Lungren, Carl Oscar Borg, Maynard Dixon, Granville Redmond, and Elmer Wachtel. One of his students was Sam Hyde Harris. |
![]() The Silent Summer Sea 1915 William Wendt, oil on canvas 40 x 50 |
![]() In the Morning Light, 1931 Alfred Mithchell, Oil on masonite 44 x 56 |
One of California's best known impressionist landscape painters was William Wendt (1865 - 1946), often called the Dean of Southern California artists. He was not a studio painter, and his works are known for their rich hues of green and brown. He was a co-founder of the California Art Club along with Hanson Putuff, and served as its president for several years. Although mostly self taught, he did study briefly at Art Institute of Chicago, and remained there as a commercial artist. While at the Art Institute of Chicago, he met his life long friend, Gardner Symons. Both men liked the impressionist style begun in France in the 19th century, and Southern California provided the light and dynamic scenery filled with bright colors, atmospherics and shimmering light well suited for impressionist interpretations. He painted throughout California and the Southwest, but refused to paint the Grand Canyon, saying " ... it is impossible." In 1919, he left the growing LA area for the solitude of Laguna Beach. |
As a teen, John Marshall Gamble (1863 - 1957) moved with his parents to Auckland, New Zealand. When he was twenty years old, he moved to San Francisco and studied art at the School of Design in San Francisco with Virgil Williams and Emil Carlsen. Next, he studied in Paris at the Academie Julian. He returned to San Francisco and established a studio, only to lose it in the 1906 earthquake and fire. He then moved south to Santa Barbara where he remained the rest of his life. Today, John Gamble is |
![]() Country Road William Clapp, oil on canvas 24 x 36 |
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known for his masterful impressionist landscapes of the Santa Barbara region, with compositions often filled with poppies or lupines with the deep purples of California hills in the distance. During his career, he did no commercial work, making his entire living from selling his paintings. William Henry Clapp (1879 - 1954) was a gifted painter and etcher. He employed differing styles, from Impressionism to Fauvism to Pointillism. His younger sister died at age 17 due to tuberculosis, and being deeply committed to his family, he remained with his parents until their deaths. He came to Oakland, California in 1885, and returned with his family to Montreal soon after the turn of the century. In Montreal, he studied at the Montreal Art Association and then on to Paris. There, he was greatly influenced by Claude Monet, and was exposed to the works of Picasso, Cezanne, and Gauguin who were just beginning to exhibit. He was well rooted in older techniques as well, from his studies at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and the Academie Julian, but he was most influenced by Impressionism. He returned to Montreal becoming part of a group of progressive painters known as the Canadian Art Club. In 1915, his father purchased a pineapple plantation in Cuba. He sent some Cuban paintings back to Montreal. But a hurricane ended the family's Cuban days. Next, the family moved to Piedmont, CA. By this time, William was thirty-eight, and he became director of the Oakland Art Gallery for thirty years, from 1918 - 1949. In this role, he was a proponent of modernism and experimentation in the arts. He arranged exhibitions for the Society of Six led by Seldon Gile, quite a contrast from previously esteemed local artists such as Arthur Mathews and William Keith. |
![]() The Farmhouse 1915 Armin Hansen, oil on canvas 30 x 36 |
![]() There is no Solitude in Nature, 1906 William Wendt, oil on canvas 34 x 36 |
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San Franciscan Armin Carl Hansen (1886 - 1957) studied art at the Royal Akademie in Stuttgart, Germany where both his father and grandfather had trained. He learned to paint from German impressionists and developed a style which relied on a darker and more muted palette. After six years in Europe, Armin returned to San Francisco and set up his studio. He eagerly anticipated the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition ready to open in February of 1915. When the fair arrived, he submitted six etchings and two paintings, for which he won two silver medals. In 1916, he moved to Monterey where he produced his most enduring work. He painted scenes of the local sardine industry with the colorful Portuguese and Sicilian fisherman going about their work. He also painted the coast, often at Point Lobos, just south of Camel. Famed California impressionist painter Guy Rose (1867 - 1925) was the son of an influential California state senator. He was raised on a Southern California ranch and vineyard. As a nine-year old, he was accidentally shot in the face while hunting with his brothers. During his long recuperative period, he began to sketch and experiment with watercolors and oil paints. This led eventually to his studies at the California School of Design in San Francisco. In 1888, he continued his studies in Paris at the Academie Julian, studying with Jules Lefebvre. There he won a scholarship to the Academie Delacluse. From Paris, he relocated to New York where he did illustrations for Harper's Weekly, Scribners, and Century. In 1899, he returned to France, and bought a cottage at Giverny. After spending some time in Paris and Argentina, he lived in Giverny for eight years, from 1904-1012, where he enjoyed a close relationship with Claude Monet, whom Guy regarded as both his friend and mentor. In 1914, he moved to Los Angeles where he served as director of the Stickney Memorial School of Art in Pasadena. He won gold medals at both the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego. His works are in the Laguna Beach Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Oakland Museum, and the Pasadena Art Institute. |
![]() Point Lobos, Carmel 1918 Guy Rose, oil on canvas 24 x 29 |
![]() San Gabriel Road 1919 Guy Rose, oil on canvas 24 x 29 |
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Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera Now at the Brooklyn Museum Here is an exhibition which pulls back the curtain of Rockwell's creative process, allowing a glimpse into Rockwell's underlying genius. Everyone knows he created enduring images of American life, but few know that he used cameras to help do it. First came Rockwell's inspired vision. Then, as part of his method, he would use photography to study elements of his vision. He commissioned a variety of photographers as collaborators who often made use of Rockwell's fellow townspeople and neighbors to serve as models in pre-conceived poses and settings. Once Rockwell had these photos in hand, he would retreat to his studio and take to his palette, easel, and brushes. Rockwell is well loved today because he was willing to address large topics of social conscience with heart. Many of his critics choose to refer to his work as "illustration" rather than art, with some adding a kick labeling it is dripping with sentimentality. We even have a modern adjective, "Rockwellian," to refer to sentimental scenes of the American past. But other critics see his composition and story-telling content as sharp as any scalpel, designed to cut to the conscious and sub-conscious thoughts and feelings of his contemporary audience. |
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Here's where Brooklyn Museum's exhibit is helpful. How did Rockwell get his images to compel such strong responses from his audience? The answer is, in part, he studied real people emoting the very qualities he was hoping to depict, and he used cameras to capture the body language and expressions. |
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To foreshadow that eventual mutual acceptance, Rockwell provides visual clues that these children will eventually make great friends. Both sets of kids have pets, the new kids have a white cat, the neighborhood kids have a black and tan dog. The girls both have pink ribbons in their hair. The boys have baseball gloves and well worn tennis shoes. Looking at the painting, you can't help but feel that the awkwardness and curiosity of the initial moment will proceed quickly to new and lasting friendships. The photo studies for this work were done by Louie Lamone, 1918 - 2007. |
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photos for New Kids in the Neighborhood, Louie Lamone, photographer | ||||||||||
![]() New Kids in the Neighborhood, Norman Rockwell Look Magazine, May 16, 1967 |
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![]() Saturday Evening Post Cover, April 29, 1950 Shuffleton's Barber Shop, Norman Rockwell, Oil on canvas |
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![]() The Dugout, Saturday Evening Post, Cover, September 4, 1948 Norman Rockwell, Watercolor |
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![]() photo for Shuffleton's Barber Shop, Gene Pelham, photographer |
On September 4th, 1948, the Saturday Evening Post cover had Rockwell's painting entitled The Dugout. Although Rockwell normally worked in oils, this painting was done in watercolor. The art editor of the Saturday Evening Post, Ken Stuart, accompanied Rockwell on a field trip to Braves Field in Boston to view a doubleheader between the Chicago Cubs and the hometown Braves. They photographed and used actual jeering fans, and along with the staged photo of the Cub's worried batboy, the elements of the painting were thereby put together. On the right hand side of the painting, a partial image of Rockwell can be seen, clutching his program and wearing a straw hat. The painting expresses clearly what sports fans everywhere experience, the polar opposites of sport fans' emotional spectrum, as ABC's Wide World of Sports would later express the same thought, "from the thrill of victory to the agony of defeat." On April 29th, 1950, the Saturday Evening Post's cover featured Rockwell's painting, Shuffleton's Barbershop. It was a scene which embodied the deep American feelings of hard work, and after hours community and play. The photo shows an unlighted foreground of the barbershop after hours. There is a push broom left after the last customer's locks were swept up, next to the open door showing a peek into the lighted back room. The painting has amazing detail, showing a homey wood burning stove and a well aged cracked leather barber's chair, which must have hosted every head in town many times over. Celebrating the end of a day's labor, good friends gather in the back room for an after hours jam session, filled with friendliness and fiddles. |
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![]() Pablo Picasso Reading 1932 |
Now in Seattle ... coming to SF's de Young the summer of 2011 Picasso, Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris October 8 - January 17 Seattle Art Museum | See the Art Slide show Wednesday–Sunday: 10 am–5 pm Thursday & Friday: 10 am–9 pm Monday & Tuesday: closed The works in this exhibition come from Picasso’s personal collection - works of art the highly self-aware artist kept for himself with the intent of shaping his own artistic legacy. Drawn from the collection of the Musée National Picasso in Paris—the largest and most important repository of the artist’s work in the world—the exhibition will feature work representing every major period from the artist’s prolific output over eight decades. |
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What's showing in Bodega Bay? | |||||||||
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Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery Open Wednesays through Sundays, 10:00 - 5:00 (other times by appointment) 1785 Hwy 1, Bodega Bay, CA 94923, 707-875-2911 | Map & Location |
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Celebrating Early California, Western and American Art | |||||||||
the Small World Custom Framing of Gary Smith |
the oil paintings of Linda Sorensen |
the etchings of Gail Packer |
the Palette Knife paintings of Joshua Meador | the desert paintings of Kathi Hilton |
the Watercolors of Jean Warren |
The oil paintings of Alex Dzigurski II |
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The Ren Brown Collection |
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Local Color Artist Gallery Jan. 8 - Feb. 6. “Small Works” featuring the gallery artists, Ron Sumner, Pamela Wallace, Jody Shipp, Florence Brass, Judy Henderson and introducing Sara Barnes. Artists’ reception, Sat. Jan. 8th from 1 to 4 PM. Gallery Hours, Thurs through Mon, 10 AM to 4 PM |
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What's showing nearby? in Sonoma, Napa & Marin Counties |
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IN DUNCANS MILLS Christopher Queen Galleries |
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IN DUNCANS MILLS Quercia Gallery |
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IN Santa Rosa The Annex Galleries specializing in 19th, 20th, and 21st century American and European fine prints The Annex Galleries is a member of the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA). http://www.AnnexGalleries.com | Back to the Top |
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IN CALISTOGA the Lee Youngman Gallery |
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IN TOMALES Tomales Fine Art |
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IN FORESTVILLE The Quicksilver Mine Co. |
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The Gallery will be closed for vacation from January 4—21, 2011 Happy New Year! |
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IN GRATON Graton Gallery New Paintings by Susan Ball: December 7 – January 16, 2011 Guest Artists: Wendy Brayton, Sherrie Loveler and Linda Schroeter The 5th Annual Invitational Art Exhibition January 18 - February 27, 2011 Opening Reception: Saturday, January 22 | 2-5pm 9048 Graton Road, Graton, California (707) 829-8912 http://www.gratongallery.com/ Back to the Top |
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IN BODEGA Bodega Landmark Gallery Collection 17255 Bodega Highway Bodega, California USA 94922 Phone 707 876 3477 http://www.artbodega.com | Lorenzo@ArtBodega.com | Back to the Top |
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IN VALLEY FORD West County Design West County Design provides an unexpected center of artistic sophistication in the charming town of Valley Ford in West Sonoma County. The business serves as a showroom for Bohemian Stoneworks, Current Carpets and Craig Collins Furniture. The gallery also showcases local artisans and quality furnishings for home and business. Bohemian Stoneworks, Current Carpets and Craig Collins Furniture are known for collaborating closely with both business and residential clients and designers from concept to installation. The result is uniquely personal and functional pieces that reflect our clients’ personalities and needs (Across from the Valley Ford Hotel and its famed Rocker Oysterfeller's Restaurant) http://www.westcountydesign.com | Back to the Top |
![]() Silouette of Cypress Kai Samuel-Davis |
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IN PETALUMA Calabi Gallery Sebastopol's own famed master conservator Dennis Calabi brings his rare knowledge and experience to present a tasteful and eclectic array of primarily 20th century artwork. First Anniversary Exhibition Opening! Our new show, celebrating the completion of our first year in business, showcases the broad diversity of our interests. Antique, modern, and contemporary works in all media and many styles co-exist in our cozy environment. 144 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma, CA 94952 Call 707-781-94952 http://www.calabigallery.com |Back to the Top |
![]() Yellow Eye (Protest) by Robert Pearson McChesney, 1946, Oil on Masonit 32 1/2 x 24 |
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IN PETALUMA Vintage Bank Antiques Vintage Bank Antiques is located in Historic Downtown Petaluma, corner of Western Avenue and Petaluma Blvd. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Warren Davis and the rest of the team at Vintage Bank Antiques has assembled a spectacular inventory of paintings. From the 18th Century to Contemporary Artists. We have paintings to suit every price point and collector level. If you have a painting for sale, please consider Vintage Bank Antiques. Contact Warren Davis directly at WarrenDavisPaintings@yahoo.com 101 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma, CA 94952, ph: 707.769.3097 http://vintagebankantiques.com | Back to the Top |
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IN PETALUMA Petaluma Arts Council "... to celebrate local artists and their contributions and involve the whole community in appreciation, involvement and recognition of art Family Tree: Fine Woodworking in Northern California Jan 21 through March 13 http://www.petalumaartscouncil.org | Back to the Top |
![]() Petaluma Art Center Photo:Anita Diamondstein |
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And, while on the Big Island, visit these friends of our gallery ... | |||||||||
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In Waimea, Big Island, Hawaii Isaacs Art Center Well worth the effort ... while on the Big Island, visit its best Museum and Gallery, with some impressive and historic Hawaiian art. http://isaacsartcenter.hpa.edu | Back to the Top |
![]() Kilauea by Moonlight Jules Taverier c 1890 |
Links to current museum exhibits relevant to Early California Art | |||
The Greater Bay Area | |||
The Walt Disney Family Museum |
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San Francisco de Young Museum |
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San Francisco California Historical Society Think California September 24, 2009- February 5, 2011 |
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San Francisco |
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San Francisco Contemporary Jewish Museum Reclaimed Paintings from the collection of Jacques Gaudstikker through March 29, 2011 Art collector and gallery owner Jacques Gaudstikker of the Netherlands died while fleeing the Nazi invasion of his country, and 1,400 works of art were looted by lReichsmarschall Hermann Göring. After decades of effort and negotiations, much of this art has been returned to the family, in one of the largest restitutions of Nazi era looted art ever. |
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Oakland |
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San Francisco SFMOMA Henri Cartier-Bresson The Modern Century October 30, 2010 - January 30, 2011 Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance, and the Camera Since 1870 October 30, 2010 - April 17, 2011 |
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Santa Rosa |
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Santa Rosa Charles M. Schultz Museum Peanuts . . . Naturally August 28, 2010 through January 23, 2011 Portraits of Schultz October 1, 2010 through February 6, 2011 Upstairs Changing Gallery |
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Moraga Hearst Art Gallery Lee and Grant January 30 - March 20 ... provides a major reassessment of the lives, careers, and historical impact of Civil War generals Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, rediscovering them within the context of their own time —based on their own words and those of their contemporaries, photographs, paintings, prints, coins, reproduction clothing, accoutrements owned and carried by the two men, documents written in their own hands, and biographical and historical records to reveal each man in his historical and cultural context. |
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Sonoma Mission San Francisco de Solano Museum featuring the famed watercolor paintings of the California Missions by Christian Jorgensen |
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Walnut Creek Bedford Gallery, Lesher Ctr for the Arts Nature’s Beloved Son: Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacy January 9 - March 27, 2011 |
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Ukiah Grace Hudson Museum American Masterpieces The Artistic Legacy of California Indian Baskets Nov 20 through Feb 27 http://www.gracehudsonmuseum.org |
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Sonoma Sonoma Valley Museum of Art 551 Broadway, Sonoma CA 95476 (707) 939-7862 Fletcher Benton: The Artist's Studio and Living Walls: A Collaborative Installation Saturday, Nov 20 - Feb 6, 2011 |
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Monterey Monterey Museum of Art Miró, Matisse & Picasso: Celebrating Color and Line Oct 30 - Feb 27 MMA La Mirada |
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San Jose |
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Sacramento |
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Sacramento |
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Los Angeles Los Angeles Museum of Art Art of the Americas, Level 3: Artworks of paintings and sculptures from the colonial period to World War II— a survey of of art and culture. |
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Irvine The Irvine Museum |
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Santa Barbara |
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Palm Springs |
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San Diego San Diego Museum of Art Generations: Paintings by Raúl Anguiano Now Through February 06, 2011 Thomas Gainsborough and the Modern Woman January 29, 2011 Through May 01, 2011 |
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Pasadena Norton Simon Museum Permanent collection,European paintings |
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Pasadena The Huntington Library American Art Collection Paintings by John Singer Sargent, Edward Hopper, Robert Henri, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, William Keith, Mary Cassatt, Thomas Hart Benton and many more. |
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Pasadena |
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Oceanside |
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Prescott, AZ |
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Seattle, WA Seattle Art Museum Picasso Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris October 8, 2010–January 17, 2011 |
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Portland, OR |
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Washington D.C. The Renwick Gallery The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942-19461st floor, Renwick Gallery Now through January 30, 2011 |
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Chicago, IL Art Institute of Chicago Permanent collection: the Impressionists |
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Nashville, TN Frist Center for the Visual Arts The Birth of Impressionism Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay October 15, 2010 – January 23, 2011 |
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Atlanta, GA High Museum of Art The American collection ... paintings by William Merritt Chase, Henry Ossawa Tanner, John Twachtman and Childe Hassam. It includes landscapes by Hudson River School artists, figure paintings by Henry Inman and John Singer Sargent, and still-life paintings by John Frederick Peto, William Michael Harnett and William Mason Brown. |
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Cedar Rapids, IA The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Grant Wood: In Focus is an ongoing permanent collection exhibition. |
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Washington D.C. The National Gallery Permanent collection American Paintings |
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Brooklyn, NY |
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New York , NY The Whitney Museum of American Art Modern Life: Edward Hopper and His Time October 28, 2010–April 10, 2011 |
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