Courtesy of daughter-Linda Gramatky Smith
and I want to run up and look at the antiques to see what they have
The social and economic upheaval brought about by the Great Depression caused many American artists to reject European influences and to seek distinctively “American” themes and idioms
and the plume of smoke relates to blasting and milling activities
was a resort full of people from the city using the recreation facilities during the day
Feeding the Swan, 1940 Landscape Art Courtesy of daughter-Linda Gramatky SmithFeeding the Swan, 1940, a limited edition stone lithograph by Ben Messick. Exhibited: California Scene Paintings 1930 1960, Pasadena Museum of California Art, March July, 2013. California Scene Paintings 1930 1960, The Irvine Museum, January 18 May 18, 2014. Literature: Windows in Time, California Scene Paintings from the Hilbert Collection, by Mark Hilbert and Jean Stern.