California Art History
with an emphasis on representational art
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(above: Joseph Kleitsch (1882-1931), Madonna of the apples,1927, oil on canvas, 27.9 x 36.2 in. Source: Bonhams. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
Resource Library essays honoring the American experience through its art
The American Scene: Regionalist Painters of California 1930-1960: Selections from the Michael Johnson Collection by Susan M. Anderson
Charles F. Keck (1913-2003): Paintings from the 1940s and 1950s; Biography by Sandy Hunter, Catalogue Introduction by Susan M. Anderson
Dream and Perspective: American Scene Painting in Southern California by Susan M. Anderson
Modern Spirit: The Group of Eight & Los Angeles Art of the 1920s by Susan M. Anderson
Regionalism: The California View by Susan M. Anderson
A Seed of Modernism: The Art Students League of Los Angeles, 1906-53 (overview) by Julia Armstrong-Totten, Marian Yoshiki-Kovinick, and Will South
The Legacy of the Art Students League: Defining This Unique Art Center in Pre-War Los Angeles, by Julia Armstrong-Totten
Plein Air Painters Paint the Town of Santa Ana by Ann Avery Andres
(above: Evelyn McCormick (United States, California, Placerville, 1869 - 1948), Carmel Valley Pumpkins, c. 1907, oil on canvas, 32 x 39 inches, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Purchased with funds provided by Robert and Kelly Day. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
The Plein Air Scene by Sarah Beserra
The Metamorphosis of California Landscape Art by Rexford E. Brandt
George Gibson (1904-2001), Scene Painter by Janet Blake
"In Love with Painting": The Life and Art of Clarence Hinkle by Janet Blake
Acquisition of an Archive: The Graphic Works of Ed Ruscha by Karen Breuer
Quick--Draw at High Noon by Aleta Carpenter
Mission San Juan Capistrano Competition and Sierra Trip by Aleta Carpenter
Mission San Juan Capistrano Competition by Aleta Carpenter
Bellosguardo: A View from Italy by Timothy J. Clark
Journey of Fr.Serra by Louisa S. Cooper and Richard Heimann
John Bankston: Locating Desire by Daniell Cornell
TFAO's Distinguished Artists catalogue provides online access to biographical information for artists associated with California. Also, Search Resource Library for online articles and essays concerning both individual artists associated with this state's history and the history of art centers and museums in California.
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