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San Diego Modern Pathway
By Danny Heller
Located in Fairfield, CT
Modern Magazine, Atomic Ranch Magazine, and was profiled on KCET. He currently lives and works in Desert
Category

Early 2000s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare Barney Reid San Diego Modern Hand Carved Wood Boomerang Pendant
By Barney Reid
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare, hand carved and painted boomerang shaped wood pendant created by Barney Reid of San Diego
Category

Vintage 1950s American Modernist Pendant Necklaces

'Making Empanadas', California Watercolor Society, San Diego Museum of Art
By Ivan Messenger
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
member of the San Diego Moderns and exhibited with them in the early 1930’s. From 1936 to 1937, Messenger
Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

'Modernist Seascape', San Diego Watercolor Society, Dallas
By Robert Landry
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
quality. His watercolors were primarily sold through art galleries in San Diego and Dallas. Landry also
Category

1960s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Original San Diego (Home Federal) 1974 vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original travel poster: San Diego (Home Federal), artist: Robert Kinyon, 24.25" x 38", 1974
Category

1970s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Offset

San Diego Gulls Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
San Diego Gulls 1956 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Seagulls over a beach in
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

San Diego Home Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
San Diego Home 1956 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A woman in a day dress in
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) A woman in a day
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Tennis in San Diego (1956) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tennis in San Diego (1956) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A man and a woman
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Tennis in San Diego Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tennis in San Diego 1956 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A man and a woman
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sailboat In San Diego Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sailboat In San Diego 1960 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mrs Cuddihy Perry
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'San Diego Gulls' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'San Diego Gulls' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Seagulls over a beach in San
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

'Tennis In San Diego' California (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Tennis In San Diego' California (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) A man and a woman playing tennis on
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

'Tennis In San Diego' California (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Tennis In San Diego' by Slim Aarons A man and a woman playing tennis on a court surrounded by
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

San Diego Gulls (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
San Diego Gulls (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Seagulls over a
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

James Parker Sterling Silver San Diego Geometric Modernist Ring
By James Parker
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Sterling silver geometric modern ring created by San Diego studio jeweler, James Parker. Ring is a
Category

Vintage 1950s American Modernist Cocktail Rings

Materials

Sterling Silver

The Magician oil and tempera painting by Julio de Diego
By Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Julio De Diego’s Atomic Series paintings made an extraordinary statement regarding the shock and
Category

1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Tempera

St. Atomic oil and tempera painting by Julio de Diego
By Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Julio De Diego’s Atomic Series paintings made an extraordinary statement regarding the shock and
Category

1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Tempera

Spear Fishing In San Diego Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Spear Fishing In San Diego 1956 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A spear
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Spear Fishing In San Diego 1956
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Spear Fishing In San Diego A spear fisherman in a mask, snorkel and
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

'Spear Fishing In San Diego' 1956 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Spear Fishing In San Diego' 1956 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A spear fisherman in a mask
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

'Spear Fishing In San Diego' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Spear Fishing In San Diego' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A spear fisherman in a
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Spear Fishing In San Diego 1956
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Spear Fishing In San Diego A spear fisherman in a mask, snorkel and wetsuit, with two boys on a
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

At the Real Dolls Factory, San Diego, 19 February 2015
By Jonathan Becker
Located in New York, NY
including the Duchess of Alba and King Juan-Carlos, which the museum then acquired in a modern complement to
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dorr Bothwell, California Surrealist, Serigraph Titled "Ideograph"
By Dorr Bothwell
Located in Phoenix, AZ
exhibited with the San Diego Moderns. In 1934, Dorr was in Los Angeles; there she joined the postsurrealist
Category

Mid-20th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

'Abigail, by the Light of the Pool', San Diego Artist, Psychological Portraiture
By Daniel Camp
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
art at San Diego College in the 1980's and is known for his psychologically-penetrating figural works
Category

1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Tennis In San Diego California 1956 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Tennis In San Diego' California 1956 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped A man and a
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

1957 Fred Hocks Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting
By Fred Hocks
Located in San Diego, CA
included in the 1976 retrospective at the Fine Arts Gallery in San Diego which later became the San Diego
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

"Boat House" San Diego- Multi Layer Screen Print in Ink on Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
San Diego Harbor boat house by H. Wilson Smith (Wilson H. Smith)(American, 1901-1981). This scene is
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Ink, Screen, Illustration Board

San Diego California Design Hand Turned Mesquite Wood Art Bowl by Sally Ault
By Bob Stocksdale
Located in San Diego, CA
Expertly crafted Mesquite wood turned bowl by San Diego artist/craftsman Sally Ault. Signed on the
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

1986 Chinese Shar Pei Dog Sculpture Sandicast by Sandra Brue San Diego CA
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1986. Signed by artist Sandra Brue for Sandicast San Diego CA. 9d x 6w x 6.5t inches Original
Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Myrna Nobile Nude Art Paper Drawing #1 Signed 3/5/65 San Diego CA
By Myrna Nobile
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Myrna Nobile signed art San Diego Ca artist Female Nude drawing on paper 3/5/65 17.5 x 24
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

'Sunny Room in Aix-en-Provence', New York, San Diego Museum of Natural History
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
New York-born Modernist exhibited in California during the 1960s-1980s, including at the San Diego
Category

1970s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

On the Sofa at the Real Dolls Factory, San Diego, 19 February 2015
By Jonathan Becker
Located in New York, NY
On the Sofa at the Real Dolls Factory, San Diego, 19 February 2015 Photographed by Jonathan Becker
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

San Miguel, Mexico
By Dong Kingman
Located in Missouri, MO
, 1935-44; San Francisco Art Association, 1936 (1st prize); GGIE, 1939; San Diego FA Gallery, 1943; De
Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

'San Francisco Harbor', SFAA, MoMA, de Young Museum, San Francisco Woman Artist
By Marion Osborn Cunningham
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
/ NAD 1944 / LOC 1944 / San Diego FA Soc. 1945 / Audubon Artists 1945 / San Francisco Society of Women
Category

1940s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Screen, Paper

"Coast July No. 2" - Multi Layer Landscape Screenprint (9 of 23)
By Dorr Bothwell
Located in Soquel, CA
Diego Moderns and the San Diego Art Guild, winning the Leisser-Farnham prize in 1932. Also in 1932, she
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Screen

A Tina Modotti photograph of a Diego Rivera Mural
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
San Francisco’s Pan-Pacific Exposition, where she got her first look at Modern art and photography
Category

1920s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mission San Xavier Del Bac, Tucson Arizona
By Huntington Witherill
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Petersburg, FL- 2013 Center for Photographic Art • Carmel, CA- 2011 San Diego Museum of Natural History • San
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ministry of Education, Mexico City (Workers' Meeting)
By (after) Diego Rivera
Located in Missouri, MO
"Frescoes of Diego Rivera" Published by the Museum of Modern Art, NY Signed by the artist lower center
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Chapel of the Agricultural School, Chapingo (Ceiling Detail, Workers)
By (after) Diego Rivera
Located in Missouri, MO
from the portfolio "Frescoes of Diego Rivera" Published by the Museum of Modern Art, NY Size with the
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Chapel of the Agriculture School, Chapingo (Forces Under the Earth)
By (after) Diego Rivera
Located in Missouri, MO
portfolio "Frescoes of Diego Rivera" Published by the Museum of Modern Art, NY Approx. 18.5 x 13.5 with
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Chapel, Agriculture School, Chapingo
By (after) Diego Rivera
Located in Missouri, MO
Diego Rivera" Published by the Museum of Modern Art, NY Approx. 18.5 x 13.5 with Matting Hand-Signed by
Category

1930s Modern Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph

National Palace, Mexico City (Juarez and the Reform Laws)
By (after) Diego Rivera
Located in Missouri, MO
portfolio "Frescoes of Diego Rivera" Published by the Museum of Modern Art, NY Hand-Signed by the Artist
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1920s Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti, of Diego Rivera Mural
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
San Francisco’s Pan-Pacific Exposition, where she got her first look at Modern art and photography
Category

1920s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

1920s Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of Diego Rivera Fresco
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
Diego Rivera. Photo is stamped “Photographs-Tina Modotti Mexico, D.F.” on reverse. Archivally matted
Category

1920s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

1920s Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of Diego Rivera Fresco
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
Secretariat of Education in Mexico City by artist Diego Rivera. Photo is stamped “Photographs-Tina Modotti
Category

1920s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

1920s Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of Diego Rivera Mural
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
Agricultural School-Chapingo, Mexico by artist Diego Rivera. Photo is stamped “Photographs-Tina Modotti Mexico
Category

1920s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

1920's Silver Gelatin Print By Tina Modotti of Diego Rivera Fresco.
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 1920s silver gelatin print by photographer Tina Modotti of the Diego Rivera mural
Category

1920s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

1920s Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of a Diego Rivera Fresco
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 1920s silver gelatin print by photographer Tina Modotti, showing a Diego Rivera fresco
Category

1920s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

'The Doctor's Office', WPA, San Francisco, Chouinard, SFMA, Oakland Museum, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, Justin Murray exhibited widely and with success, including at the San Diego Museum, 1936; San Francisco's
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1920's Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of Diego Rivera Fresco
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
exhibited at "Women Artists of Modern Mexico: Frida’s Contemporaries", National Mexican Museum of Art
Category

1920s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

National Palace Mexico City, Persecution of the Indian, Revolution, Independence
By (after) Diego Rivera
Located in Missouri, MO
Modern Art, NY Hand-Signed by the Artist Diego Rivera was born on December 13, 1886 in the mountain town
Category

1930s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Still Life of Flowers', San Francisco Bay Area Modernist, NY MoMA, LACMA, AIC
By Tom Lewis
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
San Diego Fine Art Society and the Laguna Beach Art Association, Tom Lewis exhibited widely and with
Category

1930s Expressionist Still-life Prints

Materials

Paper, Monoprint

Modern Family
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in very important invitational, juried exhibitions from San Francisco to San Diego.  A quote from
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Après Swim", Modern Poolside Figurative
By Marc Foster Grant
Located in Soquel, CA
Grant (American, b. 1947) is an artist from San Diego, CA who began showing his art at 13 years old
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Rag Paper

Modern Figurative Surrealism Watercolor, Drawing - "The Dressers"
By Gary Hansmann
Located in Surfside, FL
figure painting. Gary William Hansmann was born Dec. 4, 1940, in San Diego to Ethel May Williams and
Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Paper

"Beatificado" Modern Tabloid Inspired Religious Social Commentary Painting
Located in Houston, TX
, Long Beach Museum of Art in 2011, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in 2012, as well as the
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Felt Pen

Laura Andreson Signed Glazed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl
By Laura Andreson
Located in Studio City, CA
, California 1971 San Diego Fine Arts Gallery, San Diego, California 1971 Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Modern Figurative Surrealism Watercolor Painting, Drawing California Artist
By Gary Hansmann
Located in Surfside, FL
, in San Diego to Ethel May Williams and Lester Hughes Hansmann. He grew up in Encinitas and served in
Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Watercolor

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