Featuring paintings from History San José's permanent collection
and introducing the Leanard McKay Collection
July 15, 2004 through February 12, 2006
| Artists For Hire is an exhibition of over 35 paintings featuring Santa Clara Valley artists.
The most celebrated painters include the flamboyant Astley David Middleton Cooper, the multitalented
Andrew Putnam Hill, and Louis O. Lussier who is undeniably one of the finest California portraitists.
Marques E. Reitzel, founder of the San José State University art department, and Campbell
artist Francis Harvey Cutting are also included in this exhibition, as is Lee De Forest.
De Forest is known as a physicist who made the first electronic amplifier and put sound on
film, but few know he was also an accomplished painter. |
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Portrait of Lawrence Archer,
County Judge 1867-1870
Louis O. Lussier and Andrew P. Hill |
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This exhibit explores the subjects primarily portraiture and landscapes, that 19th
century artists were commissioned to paint for their wealthy patrons, and then contrasts it with
20th century work of the same genre. Artists For Hire marks the beginning of an ongoing program
at History San José to explore artwork created in the Santa Clara Valley and its importance to
the historical record. |
Ranch near Pescadero, California
Marques Reitzel |
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