paintings (visual works)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Unique works in which images are formed primarily by the direct application of pigments suspended in oil, water, egg yolk, molten wax, or other liquid, arranged in masses of color, onto a generally two-dimensional surface.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
14 Recent American Paintings, November 3-December 2, 1951
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of 14 paintings by American artists, including 10 works recently acquired by the Legion of Honor as purchases from the museum’s annual exhibitions. The exhibition records span one folder of photographs.
Dates:
November 3-December 2, 1951
Paintings by Lee Gatch, Karl Knaths, and Ben Shahn, July 3-27, 1952
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of paintings by American artists Lee Gatch, Karl Knaths, and Ben Shahn, organized by the late director of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Donald Bear. The exhibition records span six folders plus a catalog and clippings.
Dates:
July 3-27, 1952
The Museum's Contemporary American Acquisitions, January 20-February 28, 1949
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of paintings by Walter Stuempfig, Ben Shahn, Yves Tenguy, and Charles Howard purchased from the Third Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Painting (1948).
Dates:
January 20-February 28, 1949