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Farm Wives at Play- Illinois State Fair, Springfield, 1972
By Art Shay
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Farm Wives at Play- Illinois State Fair, Springfield, 1972, 1972, printed 1975 Chromogenic print
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

"Silhouette, North Georgia State Fair" - Southern Documentary Photography
By Mark Cáceres
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Silhouette, North Georgia State Fair" is an edition of 5. Mark Caceres is inspired by the work of
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'Wisconsin State Fair 1891' Framed Poster, Signed
By Pamela Bachman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
1983 Wisconsin State Fair, is an excellent example of the kind of imagery she is best known for. In the
Category

1980s Folk Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Offset

"Clouds & Electrical Cord, North Georgia State Fair" - Carnival Photography
By Mark Cáceres
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Clouds & Electrical Cord, North Georgia State Fair" is an edition of 5. Mark Caceres is inspired
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Cowgirl Queen Contest, Iowa State Fair" - Southern Portrait Photography
By Mark Cáceres
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Cowgirl Queen Contest, Iowa State Fair" is an edition of 5. Mark Caceres is inspired by the work
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Girl in Curlers, Iowa State Fair" - Southern Portrait Photography
By Mark Cáceres
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Girl in Curlers, Iowa State Fair" is an edition of 3. Mark Caceres is inspired by the work of Jeff
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Helium Heart at the State Fair
By Jonas Fisch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Affordable Art Fair New York, NY The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA 2017 “From Seriousness to Silliness
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Midway at the Florida State Fair, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This was painted from a candid photo looking down the midway at the Fl. State Fair. This is a fun
Category

2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Swan Lake Abstract Watercolor Painting Raima. Max Ernst Arizona State Fair 1958
By Max Ernst
Located in Peoria, AZ
Arizona State Fair in the Fine Arts building in 1958! Ernst moved to Sedona, Arizona in 1946 because of
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Contemporary American Oil Painting with Big Tex, Cowboy, and Texas State Fair
Located in Fort Worth, TX
Painting with Big Tex, Cowboy, and Texas State Fair. Nothing screams "Texas" like the Texas State Fair and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

"Trampoline-WI State Fair Park" original signed drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza
By Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
trampoline near the entrance to the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair. This drawing is reminiscent of the
Category

1950s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon

The Black Keys, Iowa State Fair, Des Moines IA 2023 by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, US
The Black Keys, Iowa State Fair, Des Moines IA 2023, signed limited edition prints by The Black
Category

2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film

Still Life with Carnations, Watercolor, 19th Century American, California
Located in Wiscasset, ME
living in Yuba County, California. In 1873 she exhibited at the California State Fair.
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Pink Roses, Spring Bouquet Still-Life
By Nancy Martin
Located in Soquel, CA
at the State Fair and at the annual Society of Western Artists showings. After moving to Santa Rosa
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Yellow Tulip Bouquet, Floral Watercolor Still-Life
By Nancy Martin
Located in Soquel, CA
there until her death on May 26, 2000. Exh: Society of Western Artist; Calif. State Fairs (awards
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

'Snowy Mountain Sunrise', San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Washington State
By Harold Booth
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, California California State Fair Fremont Art Festival, California Hayward Art Festival, California Livermore
Category

1970s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

'The Female Gaze', NYMoMA, California College of Arts and Crafts, SFAI, CPLH
By Gerald Gooch
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Institute. Exhibited: California State Fair, 1965; California Palace of Legion of Honor, 1967; Illinois
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Paper, Aquatint

Vintage Irises and Daisies Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
during the 1960-1970s. Her still life paintings were prize winners at numerous State Fairs and the annual
Category

1970s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Water's Edge', California Woman Artist, CWS, SWA
By Marjorie Stevens
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
directors of the California State Fair Art Exhibition in addition to being the recipient of many awards
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Mid-Century Modern Teak "Frisco" Coffee Table by Folke Olsson
By Folke Ohlsson
Located in Atlanta, GA
Folke Ohlsson for Alberts Tibro, this is his "Frisco" Table. Shown in 1960 at the California State Fair
Category

20th Century Swedish Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

Springtime at the Farm
Located in Missouri, MO
, which was established in 1914, Salons of America, N.Y. State Fair, Newark State Fair, Newark Museum and
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Springtime at the Farm
Springtime at the Farm
H 31.5 in W 43.25 in D 2 in
The First Church of Christ Scientist - Early 20th Century Boston Landscape
By Henrietta Dunn Mears
Located in Soquel, CA
Association, West Coast Arts, and Berkeley League of Fine Arts. Prizes for work exhibited at: Minnesota State
Category

1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Children Playing
By Elba Louisa Riffle
Located in Wiscasset, ME
, Exhibition of Northern Indiana Artists, Hoosier Salon and Indiana State Fair from 1930-1938. Riffle's work
Category

1930s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Cattle at Daybreak
Located in Missouri, MO
, 1899-1914; California State Fair, 1888-89; Alaska-Yukon Expo (Seattle), 1909. Works held: University of
Category

Late 19th Century Land Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vibrant Mountain Road Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
West. Exhibitions included the Arizona State Fair, Santa Cruz Art League, Artists of the Southwest, and
Category

1930s Fauvist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Large, Signed, 1961 Abstract Painting
By Erle Loran
Located in Newport Beach, CA
(1905-1999). Among Loran's many exhibitions were in 1924 at the Minnesota State Fair; the Museum of
Category

1960s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Abstract Painting by California Artist Robert Gilberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
. WC Society, 1946-53; Calif. State Fair, 1957. In: UC Davis.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Women at the Well" - Tucson, Arizona Southwestern Figurative Landscape
By William Constable Adam
Located in Soquel, CA
Club; Glasgow Art Club and exhibited at California State Fairs (medals); the Del Monte Art Gallery
Category

1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Still Life in White" Robert Gilberg 1950s Gouache on Newspaper
By Robert Gilberg
Located in Arp, TX
(1st solos); Army Art Exhibit (San Diego), 1945 (1st prize); Calif. WC Society, 1946-53; Calif. State
Category

1950s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Newsprint

Fallen Leaves on the Path at Estes Park, Colorado - Autumn Landscape 1940
Located in Soquel, CA
. Exhibited: Calif. State Fair, 1887.
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Collage Painting by California Artist Robert Gilberg circa 1960
By Robert Gilberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
); Calif. WC Society, 1946-53; Calif. State Fair, 1957. In: UC Davis. Edan Hughes, "Artists in California
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Vintage Robert Gilbert Abstract Painting c1958
By Robert Gilberg
Located in Oakland, CA
Society, 1946-53; Calif. State Fair, 1957. In: UC Davis. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California
Category

Vintage 1950s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

The Fair
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Storrs, CT
The Fair. 1895-96. Lithograph. Way 92, Levy 144, Tedeschi, Stratis and Spink 135 state ii. Image 9
Category

Late 19th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

White Sands New Mexico, Mid-Century Southwest Desert Landscape by Vannerson
By Lucien C. Vannerson
Located in Soquel, CA
relaxation from his professional duties. In 1956 he won four ribbons on two paintings in the Arizona State
Category

1960s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Two Ballerinas - Oil and Ink on Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
, El Paso, TX 1970 - Illinois State Fair (honorable mention award), Chicago, IL 1970 - Hartford Plaza
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board, Pen

'Alpine Landscape', Bay Area Abstraction, Mid-Century Woman Modernist, CCAC
By Marjorie Cathcart
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Exposition, the Jack London Fair, the California State Fair (1st place, 1967) and the Annual International
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

1940's Carmel Landscape, Sycamore Grove by Nell Walker Warner
By Nell Walker Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Art Institute; Artists of Southern California, San Diego; Arizona State Fair, Phoenix; Pasadena
Category

1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Morgan Colt Impressionistic Oil on Panel, Circa 1920s
By Morgan Colt
Located in Peabody, MA
active for him and was painted at the York, PA state fair in the 1920s. Measures 12” x 9.25” as framed
Category

Vintage 1920s American American Craftsman Paintings

Materials

Paint

Gerald Gooch (American, 20th c.) "Bedside Manner" Original Lithograph c.1963
By Gerald Gooch
Located in San Francisco, CA
taught at San Francisco Art Institute for many years after 1966. Exhibited: California State Fair
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

William Norris Dakin California School of Fine Art Painting
By William Norris Dakin
Located in Fulton, CA
Sanity in Art. Exh: Calif. State Fair, 1933 (1st prize); SFAA, 1935; SFMA, 1935; San Mateo Co. Fairs. In
Category

Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Tropical Fishing Boats
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
. Leonard. Exhibited: Los Angeles County Fair, 1929; Calif. State Fair, 1930; Phoenix FAA, 1929 (first
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Stone Columns and Arch in the California Mission - Interior Scene by Mary Scott
By Mary Scott
Located in Soquel, CA
Los Angeles. A spinster, she died there on Nov. 28, 1952. Exh: Calif. State Fair, 1884. Edan
Category

1930s American Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil

Young Cock
By Anne Chase Martin
Located in Dallas, TX
Artist's Statement At first I went to state fairs to do small drawings and little gestural
Category

1990s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

Young Cock
Young Cock
H 15.88 in W 4.88 in D 5.5 in
"First Bloom, " Large, Important Art Deco-Magical Realist Ptg. by Calif. Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
exhibited at the California State Fair in 1930 and this painting was exhibited in the San Francisco Art
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Mid Century Young Blonde Girl Portrait Egg Tempera - Style of Thomas Hart Benton
By Robert Collins
Located in Soquel, CA
State Fair Exhibition. September, 1954. "Ornamental grouse." (Painting.) Minnesota State Fair Exhibition
Category

1940s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Illustration Board

Taking a Rest
By Nat Levy
Located in San Francisco, CA
the state fairs in Sacramento and painted steadily for 70 years. A lifelong resident of his native
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Taking a Rest
Taking a Rest
H 33.25 in W 27.25 in D 1.5 in
New England Autumnal Bucolic Landscape -- Cows by the Watering Hole 19th Century
Located in Soquel, CA
the Wisconsin State School for the deaf and countryside), Calif. State Fair, 1880-90, Placer
Category

1890s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Nude with Wineglass - Mid Century Bay Area Figurative
By Marjorie Cathcart
Located in Soquel, CA
London Fair, 1st place at California State Fair 1967. Listed in: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

1950s "Abstract in Greens" Stone Lithograph Print
Located in Arp, TX
in several major shows throughout the country: Oakland Art Gallery; Sacramento State Fair; San
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

1950s "Abstract Line Print" Stone Lithograph San Francisco Printmaker
Located in Arp, TX
; Sacramento State Fair; San Francisco Museum of Art; International Color Lithography Exhibition at Cincinnati
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

1950s "Abstract Bird" Stone Lithograph Print
Located in Arp, TX
major shows throughout the country: Oakland Art Gallery; Sacramento State Fair; San Francisco Museum of
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

'Carmel Coast', California Plein Air Impressionist oil, Oakland Museum, Stanford
By Francis Harvey Cutting
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
exhibitions at the California State Fair (1923, 1930-32), Stanford University Art Gallery (1925, 1928, 1933
Category

1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Canvas

'Portrait of a Young Woman', Academie Chaumière, Paris, Chouinard, Art Center
By Leon Franks
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
California Palace of Legion of Honor, 1947 (honorable mention); Arizona State Fair, 1947 (second prize
Category

1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

State of Grace
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid (American, born 1937) Title: State of Grace Year: Circa 1990
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Acrylic

Reclining Woman, Mid Century Bay Area Nude Figurative with Red Drape
By Marjorie Cathcart
Located in Soquel, CA
Exposition, Jack London Fair, 1st place at California State Fair 1967. Listed in: Edan Hughes, "Artists in
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Treescape Landscape Berkeley School Abstract Expressionist
By Marjorie Cathcart
Located in Soquel, CA
London Fair; and 1st place at California State Fair in 1967. Marjorie Cathcart is listed in: Edan Hughes
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

William Norris Dakin Painting
By William Norris Dakin
Located in Fulton, CA
vessels, and Mexican genre. Member: SWA; Peninsula AA; Society for Sanity in Art. Exh: Calif. State Fair
Category

Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Paint

William Norris Dakin Painting
William Norris Dakin Painting
H 24 in W 32 in D 0.13 in
Pair of Framed Mixed Media Nudes by Byron Randall
By Byron Randall
Located in Pasadena, CA
died in San Francisco, CA on Aug. 11, 1999. Exh: Oregon State Fair, 1930 (1st prize); MOMA, 1939
Category

1960s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Gouache, Paper

"Cottonwoods at Peralta" New Mexico Fall Scene
By Leona Turner
Located in San Antonio, TX
, and more. She and Walter Bambrook managed the New Mexico State Fair Art Gallery for many decades
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pleasant Day
By Joseph Antonio Hekking
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
paintings between 1859 and 1875); the 1865 Michigan State Fair; the Crystal Palace in New York, 1853
Category

Late 19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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