Frederic Edwin Church and the Splendor of Small-Scale Landscapes
Cover Article by Elaine Adams
Summer 2008 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Plein Air Painting: Where Did We Go Wrong? by Jean Stern
• Gold Medallist Sculptor Tuan Nguyen - More Than Meets the Eye by Molly Siple
• Yosemite: Art of an American Icon by Amy Scott
• 97th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition
• Collectors' Circle Corner

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Frank Tenney Johnson (1874-1939)
Somewhere on the Range, c.1938
Oil on canvas, 24" x 30", Private collection

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Pioneers of Artists' Alley
Cover Article by Elaine Adams
Adapted from the essay, "Three Creators of Artists' Alley," by David T. Leary, Ph.D. [read Dr. Leary's original text]
Summer 2007 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• 96th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition Achieves New Heights for Traditional Fine Arts by Beverly Chang
• Painting the Great Outdoors: A Chat with Landscape Artist Dennis Doheny by Molly Siple
• California Art Club Looks to the Past for a Future Home by Elaine Adams

Frank Brangwyn
The Departure of Lancaster for the East Indies, 1904
Sepia sketch for oil on canvas mural panel
Collection of Skinners Hall, London

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Sir Frank Brangwyn, R.A.:
The Great Innovator
Cover Article by William Stout
Summer 2006 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Ryan Wurmser: Contemplating the Everyday by Miriam Nöske
• 95th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition Continues Rich Tradition of Excellence in Traditional Fine Art by Beverly Chang
• CAC News Briefs

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Alson Skinner Clark
Ruins of San Juan Capistranoc. 1919
Oil on board, 31" x 25"
Private collection, Courtesy of The Irvine Museum

An American Impressionist:
The Art and Life of Alson Skinner Clark
Cover Article by Deborah Solon Epstein, Ph.D.
Winter/Spring 2006 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Calvin Liang: His Own Voice by Elaine Adams
• Letter From Iraq by Miguel Alvarez
• CAC News Flash: Stars Shine Bright at Marston's Restaurant, A Mentor Program Venue by Jessica Eisenreich

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Willard Leroy Metcalf
Johnny-Cake Hill, 1905
Oil on canvas, 26" x 29"
Private collection, Courtesy Spanierman Gallery, LLC, NYC

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Willard Leroy Metcalf (1858 - 1925)
Cover Article by Bruce W. Chambers, Ph.D.
Summer 2005 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Caring for Your Fine Paintings Before a Disaster Occurs by Scott M. Haskins
• Upcoming Paint-Out: Returning to Our Roots ~ California Art Club and Hollyhock House

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Jacques-Louis David: In Quest of a Hero
Cover Article by Elaine Adams
Spring 2005 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Peter Brooke and the Bronze that Won the Gold by Molly Siple
• Today's Art Education in America: There's a Third Alternative by Vern A. Swanson, Ph.D.

Thomas Moran (1837 - 1926)
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, 1872
Oil on canvas, 84" x 168"
Collection of the Department of the Interior, Washington D.C.

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Painting, Politics and Perception:
The Art of America's First National Park
Cover Article by Amy Scott
December 2004 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• California Art Club's 94th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition by Beverly Chang
• The Importance of Being an Earnest Collector by Elaine Adams
• Introducing the California Art Club's Collectors' Circle by Beverly Chang

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John O'Shea (1876 - 1956)
Bird of Paradise, c. 1931
Oil on composition board, 48" x 36"
Collection of Marcel Vinh and Daniel Hansman
Photographer: Christopher Grandel/Adamson-Duvannes Galleries

Still Life Painting in California:
A Continuous Transformation
Cover Article by Elaine Adams
February-March 2004 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Frank Frazetta: Power and Vision by William Stout

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Masters of Light:
Impressionism in California, 1890-1930
Cover Article by Jean Stern
Executive Director, The Irvine Museum
December 2003-January 2004 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Gilbert Munger: Rise from Obscurity by Alfred C. Harrison, Jr.
• 93rd Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition: A Personal View by Peter Adams
• Mission San Juan Capistrano: A Quotable, As Well As Paintable Event by Lisa Cavelier
• 7th Annual Sights of Southern California Seen At The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art by Eric Merrell

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Grandeur in Nature:
Landscape Painting in California
Cover Article by Jean Stern
Executive Director, The Irvine Museum
Summer 2003 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Huihan Liu: Hardship and Success by Molly Siple

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Carl Rungius
Wary Game, 1908
Purchased by the New York Zoological Society
Collection: Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Allen, New Jersey
(White Dall Sheep in the Yukons)

Carl Rungius (1869 - 1959):
Extreme Sports Painter
Cover Article by Elaine Adams
April 2003 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• John Cosby: Man of Many Parts by Molly Siple
• Remembering the 92nd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition and Announcing the 93rd! by Eric Merrell

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In the Land of Casanova:
American Artists Seduced by Venice
Cover Article by Elaine Adams
February 2003 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Land as Landscape: American Aesthetics and the Western Environment by Amy Scott

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Maurice Braun and Alfred Mitchell:
A Mentor and His Student
Cover Article by Cathy Springs
December 2002 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Jeremy Lipking: Off to a Very Good Start by Molly Siple
• New Manisfestations at Old Mission San Juan Capistrano by Elaine Adams

The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art:
Making a Statement
Cover Article by Elaine Adams
October 2002 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Artist's Choice: Sculptor Angie Whitson by Molly Siple

In and Out of California:
Travels of American Impressionists
Cover Article by Deborah Epstein Solon
Summer 2002 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Saralynn and John Geraghty: Impresarios to the World of Western Art by Molly Siple
• The California Art Club Website is Born!

Frederic, Lord Leighton and Leighton House: The Legacy of a Victorian Artist
Cover Article by Frederick and Grace Hurd
April 2002 CAC Newsletter

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This issue also includes:
• David Jonas: Tales From An Artist's Life by Molly Siple
• A Painting Journey Through China: Jove Wang's China Workshop 2001 by Paulette Lee

Harry Willson Watrous (1857 - 1940)
Some Little Talk of Me and Thee There Was
Oil on canvas, 27" x 42"

Building An American Legacy:
The National Arts Club
Cover Article by Elaine Adams
February 2002 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Some Facts About the National Arts Club by Beverly Russell
• Shu Qiao Zhou: My Whole Life is a Story! by Molly Siple
• The Ever-Captivating Mission San Juan Capistrano by Molly Siple

Frederick Frieseke
Lady in a Garden, c. 1912
Oil on canvas, 31 7/8" x 25 3/4"
Collection: Terra Foundation for the Arts, Daniel J. Terra Collection

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Frederick Carl Freiseke - His Society
Cover Article by Elaine Adams
December 2001 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Béla Bácsi: Artist and Master Craftsman by Molly Siple
• Representing L.A.: Pictorial Currents in Contemporary Southern California Art by Gordon L. Fuglie

David Roberts
Abu Simbel
From Egypt and Nubia; Published by F.G. Moon, 1846-1849

David Roberts (1796 - 1864):
The Lure of An Occidental
Cover Article by Elaine Adams
October 2001 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Advancing the Portrait Tradition by Molly Siple

A Visit with Evelyn Payne Hatcher, Daughter of Edgar and Elsie Payne
Cover Article by Eric Merrell
June 2001 CAC Newsletter

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This issue also includes:
• Celebrating the 91st Gold Medal Juried Exhibition by Eric Merrell
• Introducing Artist and Hostess, Louisa Cooper by Molly Siple
• Eating for Good Eyesight by Molly Siple, M.S., R.D.

California Women Artists Unveiled:
“A Woman’s View” ~ On Exhibit at the Irvine Museum
Cover Article by Elaine Adams
April 2001 CAC Newsletter

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This issue also includes:
• Mian Situ: A Master's Journey by Molly Siple
• Gallery Panel Speaks Up ~ Fur Flies at the Autry by Sarah Beserra

Chiaroscuro: The Life of Michelangelo Merisi de Caravaggio (1571 - 1610) ~ An Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Art
Cover Article by Jeffrey Morseburg
February 2001 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Watercolors Under Water: Gayle Roski Visits the Titanic by Molly Siple

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Dawn to the Light:
The Desertscapes of Fernand Harvey Lungren (1857 - 1932)
Cover Article ~ Excerpts from the exhibition catalogue, reprinted with  permission by Jane Dini, Ph.D.
December 2000 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Ten Days in Provence Painting with Ian Roberts by Molly Siple
• San Diego or Bus! An Exhibition at the San Diego Museum of Art: Works by Norman Rockwell by Peter Adams

Orientalism in America, 1870- 1930:
An Exhibition at the Walters Art Gallery
Cover Article by Elaine Adams
October 2000 CAC Newsletter

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• Collector Profile: The Seymour Collection ~ Keepers of Fine Art 'See More' Intently by Elaine Adams
• Mission San Juan Capistrano: Where Did You Get That Hat? by Elaine Adams

California Art Club 90th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition ~ An Exhibition at the Pasadena Historical Museum
Cover Article by Donald Hildreth
Gold Medal Chairman
Summer 2000 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• In Memorium: Frederick Hart (1943-1999) ~ An American Sculptor by Tom Wolfe

Overcoming All Obstacles:
The Women of the Académie Julian ~ An Exhibition Organized by the Dahesh Museum
Cover Article by J. David Farmer, Ph.D.
Director, Dahesh Museum, New York City
April/May 2000 CAC Newsletter

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This issue also includes:
• John Twatchman: An American Impressionist by Peter Adams

Masters of American Sculpture:
Selections from Members of the National Sculpture Society 1875-1999 ~ An Exhibition at Fleischer Museum
Cover Article by Peter Adams
February 2000 CAC Newsletter

This issue also includes:
• Richard F. Lack: California Art Club's 1999 Man of the Year
• An Interview with Richard F. Lack: Portrait Painting in the Boston Tradition by Stephen Gjertson
• Commentary on the California Art Club by Elaine Adams
• To Print or Not to Print? Questions about Marketing and Promotion by M. Stephen Doherty