California Watercolor Painters in Context
by Donelson Hoopes
About the Author
At the time of publication of the book American Scene Painting: California 1930s and 1940s, Donelson Hoopes was director of the Thomas Cole Foundation in Catskill, New York. He has written books on the watercolors of Homer, Sargent, and Eakins as well as the book American Watercolor Painting (New York: Watson-Guptill, 1977).
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Editor's note
The above essay was written by Donelson Hoopes. It is an essay written for, and included in, the 1991 book titled American Scene Painting: California 1930s and 1940s, edited by Ruth Westphal and Janet Blake Dominik, and published by Westphal Publishing, Irvine, California, ISBN 0-9610520-3-1. Essay reprinted with permission of Westphal Publishing.
For further biographical information on selected artists cited above please see America's Distinguished Artists, a national registry of historic artists.
Following are examples of artworks created by artists referenced in the above essay. Artworks and/or photographs shown may not be specific to this essay and are likely not cited in it. All images were obtained via Wikimedia Commons, which believes the images to be freely available for presentation here. Another source readers may find helpful is Google Images.
(above: Thomas Hart Benton, The Cliffs, 1921, oil on canvas, 29 x 34.5 inches, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
(above: Robert Henri, Mary Fanton Roberts, 1917, oil on canvas, 32 x 26 inches, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Bequest of Mary Fanton Roberts, 1956. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
(above: Alfred Jacob Miller, Indian Boy, watercolor, gouache, ink and pencil on tissue paper laid down on paper, Christies. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
(above: Paul Sample, Life-line of freedom -- The Merchant Marine, between 1941 and 1945, National Archives at College Park. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
(above: Millard Owen Sheets (1907-1989), San Dimas Train Station, 1933, Watercolor on paper, 15" x 22." The Hilbert Collection)
(above: Grant Wood, Self-Portrait, c. 1925, Figge Art Museum. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
(above: Milford Zornes, Old Barn in Nipomo, California, 1936, 16.1 x 22.7 inches, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
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