California Art History
with an emphasis on representational art
Texts contained in Resource Library listed by author name
(above: Colin Campbell Cooper, The Lotus Pool, El Encanto, Santa Barbara, between circa 1921 and circa 1922, oil on canvas, 35.9 x 29 inches, Reading Public Museum. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
Resource Library essays honoring the American experience through its art
Art at Scripps: The Early Years by Mary MacNaughton
The San Francisco Art Association by Betty Hoag McGlynn
The Santa Cruz Art League by Betty Hoag McGlynn
The Carmel Art Association by Betty Hoag McGlynn
Mission San Juan Capistrano: An Artistic Legacy by Gerald J. Miller
California Art at the Oakland Museum by Paul Chadbourne Mills
An Unstill Life: S.C. Yuan / Paintings by Kathleen Moodie
Loners, Mavericks & Dreamers: Art in Los Angeles Before 1900 by Nancy Moure
Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and the Eucalyptus School in Southern California by Nancy Moure
75 Works, 75 Years, Collecting the Art of California: The Years 1918 - 1955; exhibition description by Nancy Moure
California, Seen: Landscapes of a Changing California, 1930-1970 by Ronald C. Nelson
The California Missions in Art - 1786 to 1890 by Norman Neuerburg
San Diego Beginnings by Martin E. Petersen
You See: The Early Years of the UC Davis Studio Art Faculty by Renny Pritikin
California Landscapes by Sue Ann Robinson
Keeping the Faith: Painting in Santa Catalina 1935-1985 by Roy C. Rose
(above: Guy Rose (1867-1925), Mist over Point Lobos, 1918, 28.5 ? 24 inches, Fleischer Museum. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
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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