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THE CALIFORNIA ART CLUB'S ANNUAL GOLD MEDAL EXHIBITIONS
The First Annual Exhibition
January 31 - February 25, 1911
Held at the California Art Club Gallery
and Club-Room
10th and Figueroa Streets
Hotel Ivins, Los Angeles, California
Formal Reception: Evening of Monday, January 30th, 1911
The original exhibition catalogue [whereabouts unknown]
cover was illustrated with a drawing of eucalyptus trees, done by Ralph
Fullerton Mocine.
The exhibition was open for viewing during the week,
free of charge, from 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
|
Exhibiting Artist |
Work(s) Exhibited |
|
ANDERSON, Antony |
3 studies (at least one of a head) |
| AUSTIN, Charles Percy |
Surf and Fog - monotype |
| AUSTIN, Charles Percy |
Summer Morning Surf - oil |
| AUSTIN, Charles Percy |
"sketches with figures" |
|
AVERY, Kenneth Newell |
portraits and figure studies (one nude) |
| BISCHOFF, Franz A. |
florals and landscapes |
|
BORG, Carl Oscar |
Halcyon Days - oil ("a seascape of unusual brilliance") |
| CONNER, Albert Clinton |
Sunshine and Mist
- oil |
| CONNER, Albert Clinton |
Manhattan Beach - oil |
| COSTELLO, Val |
2 landscapes |
| JOHNSON, Frederick |
Brother - clay sculpture
plus several
oils (symbolistic figures, "paintings of mysteries") |
| KILPATRICK, Aaron E. |
Sycamores |
| KILPATRICK, Aaron E. |
Sespe Canyon |
| LIDDELL, Frank R. |
2 watercolors |
| MANBERT, R. B. |
Sketch |
|
MANNHEIM, Jean |
figures/portraits and landscapes |
| MINER, Frederick R. |
Point Fermin from the Malibu -
oil |
| MOCINE, Ralph Fullerton |
Sketch - oil |
|
PUTHUFF, Hanson |
landscapes |
| PUTNAM, Arion |
Market at Juarez -
oil
("sketches with figures") |
|
SMITH, Jack W. |
coastal paintings ("shore studies") |
| WENDT, Julia Bracken |
sculptures: bas relief portraits and
small portrait busts |
| WENDT, William |
5 landscapes ("remarkable studies of Southern California") |
Antony Anderson states that "some fifty or sixty paintings will be shown..." Nineteen artists are mentioned, but there is an indication that there are other exhibiting members who are not listed in the article.
("Art and Artists," L.A. Times, Jan. 29, 1911)
From the 79th CAC Annual pamphlet:
"The California Art Club had its first show in the Gallery of the Ivins
Apartments, 10th and Figueroa Street from January 31 to February 11. At
this show, 64 paintings were exhibited by 19 members. Julia Bracken Wendt
was the only woman and only sculptor represented in that initial exhibition
of the Club."
Resources:
L. A. Times; Jan. 29th, 1911, III-14; Antony Anderson,
"California Art Club Exhibit."
Ibid; Feb. 5, 1911, III-16; Antony Anderson,
"Art Club Exhibition."
Ibid; Feb. 19, 1911, III15; Antony Anderson, "Art Notes."
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