"Simpson, imprint in humanities"--Prelim. p. Catalog of an exhibition at the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, Feb. 17, 2006-May 21, 2006 and at three other museums. Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-338) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: A place where great souls mingle -- A new Eden: Jules Tavernier and the beginning of Monterey's Art Colony -- Listening to the earth: William Keith and George Inness -- Evening meditations: Charles Rollo Peters and the mystery of Monterey -- Pacific Parnassus: Arthur and Lucia Mathews's Arcadia by the Sea -- An atmosphere of nostalgia: Evelyn McCormick and the "Adobe Painters" -- Manufacturing dreams: Francis McComas and California "Reductivism" -- Eternal spirit: Gottardo Piazzoni and the Reverence for Land and Sea -- Altars of an undiscovered shore: Arnold Genthe and the Colony at Carmel-by-the-Sea -- Conclusion: A fabulous dawn darkened.
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