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Muriel Backman
'View of the Mission, San Juan Bautista', Crocker Art Museum, Santa Cruz

About the Item

Signed lower right, 'Muriel Backman' (American, 1902-1996); additionally signed verso, titled 'Mission San Juan Bautista, Founded June 24, 1797' and painted circa 1960. This notable California woman artist exhibited widely and with success from the 1930's through the 1950's, including at the Crocker Art Museum, the Kingsley Art Club, the Berkeley YWCA and the Santa Cruz Art League. Muriel Backman is well-listed in relevant art reference works and her work is held in public and private collections including the permanent collection of the San Francisco Public Library. Reference: "Santa Cruz Art League Statewide Art Exhibition Index, First through Twenty-seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No. 12)" Nancy Dustin Moure; et al.
  • Creator:
    Muriel Backman (1902 - 1996, American)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.88 in (37.8 cm)Width: 22.13 in (56.22 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    fresh colors, original artist pinholes; unframed. shows well.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3443091983
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