de Forest, LockwoodAmerican, 1850-1932
Mission Santa Barbara, Jan. 1925
Oil on board
Lockwood de Forest is unique among the artists shown here for not only was he a successful landscapist but was also an acclaimed interior designer, known for his furniture with Middle Eastern and Indian influences. A prodigious traveler, he eventually settled in Santa Barbara in 1919 where he lived out the rest of his life. De Forest received formal training in Rome and was heavily influenced by the Hudson River School of painting.
Gift of Oswald and Kathleen Da Ros
2014.25.33
Mission Santa Barbara, Jan. 1925
Oil on board
Lockwood de Forest is unique among the artists shown here for not only was he a successful landscapist but was also an acclaimed interior designer, known for his furniture with Middle Eastern and Indian influences. A prodigious traveler, he eventually settled in Santa Barbara in 1919 where he lived out the rest of his life. De Forest received formal training in Rome and was heavily influenced by the Hudson River School of painting.
Gift of Oswald and Kathleen Da Ros
2014.25.33
Richardson, Mary CurtisAmerican, 1848-1931
Santa Barbara Mission, n.d.
Gouache on board
Mary Curtis Richardson became known as the “Mary Cassatt of the West,” famed for her mother and child paintings. Soon after this native New Yorker’s birth, the family settled in San Francisco where Mary learned drawing and engraving from her father. She later studied wood engraving at Cooper Union in New York City. She became nationally recognized for her portraiture including prizes from the National Academy of Design.
Gift of Mrs. Louise Hall Eddy
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Santa Barbara Mission, n.d.
Gouache on board
Mary Curtis Richardson became known as the “Mary Cassatt of the West,” famed for her mother and child paintings. Soon after this native New Yorker’s birth, the family settled in San Francisco where Mary learned drawing and engraving from her father. She later studied wood engraving at Cooper Union in New York City. She became nationally recognized for her portraiture including prizes from the National Academy of Design.
Gift of Mrs. Louise Hall Eddy
x.11.77.73
Sykes, JohnEnglish, 1859-1934
Mission Santa Barbara
1912
Oil on canvas
John Sykes moved from England to the U.S at the age of twenty-five and arrived in Santa Barbara around 1885. A well-regarded landscapist he painted in both oil and watercolor with the California missions being a favorite subject; some of these were done on whalebone.
Gift of Charles T. Pierce
3.65.23.3a
Mission Santa Barbara
1912
Oil on canvas
John Sykes moved from England to the U.S at the age of twenty-five and arrived in Santa Barbara around 1885. A well-regarded landscapist he painted in both oil and watercolor with the California missions being a favorite subject; some of these were done on whalebone.
Gift of Charles T. Pierce
3.65.23.3a
Princess Louise, HRS Duchess of ArgyllEnglish, 1848-1939
The Mission Court, Santa Barbara, Cal., Jan. 1883
India ink on wash paper
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta was the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. On Christmas Eve 1882, she, her consort the Marquess of Lorne arrived in Santa Barbara for the Christmas holiday season. Princess Louise was an accomplished artist and sculptor and spent much of her time in California documenting her travels. She was accorded the singular honor of being the first woman allowed in the cloistered garden at Mission Santa Barbara.
Gift of Bruce Gimelson
2005.89.3
The Mission Court, Santa Barbara, Cal., Jan. 1883
India ink on wash paper
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta was the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. On Christmas Eve 1882, she, her consort the Marquess of Lorne arrived in Santa Barbara for the Christmas holiday season. Princess Louise was an accomplished artist and sculptor and spent much of her time in California documenting her travels. She was accorded the singular honor of being the first woman allowed in the cloistered garden at Mission Santa Barbara.
Gift of Bruce Gimelson
2005.89.3
Edmondson, Edward Jr.American, 1830-1884
Santa Barbara Mission at Sunset
1880
Oil on board
Edward Edmondson, Jr. spent most of his life in Ohio until ill health forced him to seek out the warmer climes of California. Edmondson was primarily a still life painter, but also executed botanicals, landscapes and portraits. He was an acquaintance of Henry Chapman Ford although he was in Santa Barbara for only a short time.
Gift of Rev. Basil Kelly, O.F.M.
x.54.1.1
Santa Barbara Mission at Sunset
1880
Oil on board
Edward Edmondson, Jr. spent most of his life in Ohio until ill health forced him to seek out the warmer climes of California. Edmondson was primarily a still life painter, but also executed botanicals, landscapes and portraits. He was an acquaintance of Henry Chapman Ford although he was in Santa Barbara for only a short time.
Gift of Rev. Basil Kelly, O.F.M.
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Ford, Henry ChapmanAmerican, 1828-1894
Rear View of Mission Santa Barbara 1880
Oil on canvas
Henry Chapman Ford was the first professional artist to call the Santa Barbara area home, settling here in 1873. Primarily a landscapist, Ford was also fascinated by California’s architectural heritage and traveled up and down the state rendering the twenty-one missions in a number of mediums. Additionally, he also drew some of the older adobe buildings in and around Santa Barbara.
Gift of Edwin Gledhill
x.9.77.21
Rear View of Mission Santa Barbara 1880
Oil on canvas
Henry Chapman Ford was the first professional artist to call the Santa Barbara area home, settling here in 1873. Primarily a landscapist, Ford was also fascinated by California’s architectural heritage and traveled up and down the state rendering the twenty-one missions in a number of mediums. Additionally, he also drew some of the older adobe buildings in and around Santa Barbara.
Gift of Edwin Gledhill
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