Goleta Beach, 1954

by Standish Backus Jr.

Goleta Beach, 1954  -  15 x 22 inches, Signed l/l

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More About This Painting

Exhibited: California: The Urban Tempo, at the Riverside Art Museum from November 1st, 1991, to January 10th, 1992.

Everyday Life in California, Regional Watercolors, 1930-1960, California Heritage Museum, May 15 through November 14, 2004.

California Style Watercolor, 1930 - 1970. Presented by the California Style Collectors Club Nov. 16 - Dec. 15, 2007, Johnson Family Library, Newport Beach.

Literature: As seen in California Watercolors 1850-1970, by Gordon T. McClelland and Jay T. Last. An illustrated history and biographical dictionary.

As seen in California Watercolor Art from the Early 20th Century Through Today as a full page reproduction.

About Standish Backus Jr.

Standish Backus, Jr. (1910-1989) Born: Detroit, MI; Sudied: Princeton University, University of Munich (Germany); Member: American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society. Standish Backus, Jr. grew up in Michigan and first started painting with watercolors while studying architecture at Princeton University. He continued his art education in Europe and then settled in Santa Barbara. For a brief period in the mid-1930s, he took further instruction in watercolor painting from Eliot O’Hara and then opened a studio and painted full time.   (Read More)

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