Pacific Art League

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Formerly called
Palo Alto Art Club

The Pacific Art League (PAL), formally known as the Palo Alto Art Club was founded in 1921 in Palo Alto, California and is a membership-run nonprofit arts organization, school, and gallery.[1] The group is located in a historic building at 668 Ramona Street in downtown Palo Alto.[1]

About

The Pacific Art League employs roughly 35-40 instructors and as of 2017, has over 2,000 students enrolled per quarter.[2] Classes are on a quarterly system, and additionally they offer workshops and summer camps.[2] From 2019–2020, director of PAL was Lisa Coscino.[3]

History

The Palo Alto Art Club was founded in 1921.[1] The initial founders of the club were around 40 artists of upper class and many were connected to Stanford University.[4][5] In the beginning the club met at member's houses, later they met at the Palo Alto Library, and by 1926, they moved to 340 Melville Avenue.[5] In 1952, the group moved to 855 Cowper Street due to the popularity of classes.[5] Over time the club became more democratic and community-centered, it is now a nonprofit.[4]

In 1965, PAL purchased thebuilding and moved to its current location at 668 Ramona Street, in a historical Spanish Revival building designed by Birge Clark.[5][6] In 2014, the building had a $4 million renovation which included compliance with the American Disabilities Act and seismic retrofit.[1]

In 1984, the name changed from Palo Alto Art Club to the current, Pacific Art League.[7]

Notable artists

This is a list of notable artists that were members, teachers of the Pacific Art League and/or showed their art work in the exhibitions, listed by last name in alphabetical order.

  • Greg Brown (1951–2014) Palo Alto-local muralist.[8]
  • Arthur Bridgman Clark (1866–1949), the first head of the Art and Architecture Department at Stanford University, and first mayor of the town of Mayfield.[9][10]
  • Birge Clark (1893–1989) Architect associated with Spanish Colonial Revival architecture.[5]
  • Terry Acebo Davis (born 1953)
  • Pedro Joseph de Lemos (1882–1954) an early member of PAL.
  • Edward McNeil Farmer (1901–1969)[11][12]
  • Mabel McKibben Farmer [Wikidata] (1903–1956)[13][14]
  • Helen Katharine Forbes (1891–1945)[15]
  • Eva Joseph Goldsheid (1926–2016)
  • Ralph Johonnot (1880–1940)[16]
  • Tom Killion (born 1953) woodcut and linoleum printmaker.[17]
  • Marianne Kolb (born 1958)
  • Bonnie E. Malott (1886–1988)[11][18]
  • Elizabeth Norton (1887–1985), bronze sculptor, printmaker and painter, she was one of the first founders of PAL.[5]
  • George Rivera (artist) [Wikidata][19]
  • Sigrid Lorenzen Rupp (1943–2004)[20]
  • Ray Strong (1905–2006)[21]
  • Cloyd Jonathan Sweigert (1897–1973) political cartoonist and California Impressionist painter.[22][23]
  • John Edward Walker (1880–1940), California Impressionist painter.[24]
  • Florence Wideman [Wikidata] (1893–1989)[11][25]
  • Shirley Williamson (1875–1944), California Impressionist painter.[22][26]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Schwyzer, Elizabeth. "Conflict continues at Pacific Art League". PaloAltoOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  2. ^ a b Nonnenberg, Sheryl (2017-07-05). "A new leader for Pacific Art League". PaloAltoOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  3. ^ Kane, Karla (2020-02-12). "With its centennial drawing near, Pacific Art League looks forward". PaloAltoOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  4. ^ a b Finn, Christine (2002). Artifacts: An Archaeologist's Year in Silicon Valley. MIT Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-262-56154-9.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Israel, Robyn (April 6, 2001). "So you want to be an artist? Now in its 80th year, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto continues to nurture local talent". PaloAltoOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  6. ^ Berlin, Linda (2002-02-15). "The Arts - Pacific Art League helps artists maximize potential". SFGate. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  7. ^ "Timelines". Ginger Press. Retrieved 2020-07-07. 1921 Pacific Art League is founded in Palo Alto (founded as Palo Alto Art Club; name would be changed in 1984).
  8. ^ Sheyner, Gennady. "Palo Alto's popular muralist Greg Brown dies". PaloAltoOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12. He took a few classes at Palo Alto Art League
  9. ^ Hayde, Monica (April 15, 1994). "Paintings of the past". PaloAltoOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  10. ^ Gauvin, Peter (October 21, 1994). "Creators of the Legacy: Arthur B. Clark (1866-1949)". PaloAltoOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  11. ^ a b c Frink, Marjorie (1948). "Current art exhibition at library features Bonnie Malott's work". The Times (San Mateo). Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  12. ^ "Edward McNeil Farmer". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  13. ^ "San Mateo Times Newspaper Archives, May 31, 1965, p. 8". NewspaperArchive.com. 1965-05-31. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  14. ^ "Mabel McKibben Farmer". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  15. ^ "California Artist Helen Forbes". Edan Hughes. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  16. ^ Edwards, Robert W. (2012). Jennie V. Cannon: The Untold History of the Carmel and Berkeley Art Colonies (PDF). Oakland, California: East Bay Heritage Project. ISBN 9781467545679. Retrieved 2020-07-06. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  17. ^ "A Printmaker's Journey". Metroactive news. 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  18. ^ "Bonnie E. Malott". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  19. ^ "George Rivera". svlaureates.org. Silicon Valley Creates. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  20. ^ "OWA Newsletter, In Memoriam - Sigrid Lorenzen Rupp, 1943-2004". Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals (OWA). July 2004. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  21. ^ Humpal, Mark (2017-12-14). Ray Stanford Strong, West Coast Landscape Artist. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-8061-5995-9.
  22. ^ a b Hughes, Eda Milton (1989). Artists in California 1786–1940, II. Ann Arbor, MI: Bruan-Brumfield Inc. pp. 546, 608. ISBN 0961611219.
  23. ^ "Cloyd Jonathan Sweigert - Artist Biography". AskArt.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  24. ^ "John Edward Walker - Biography". AskArt.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  25. ^ "Florice (Florence P.) Wideman". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  26. ^ "Shirley Williamson - Artist Biography". AskArt.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.

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