AMERICAN OPTIMISM

:

CELEBRATING THE L.A. ART SCENE

1935-1980

TRIGG ISON FINE ART9009 BEVERLY BOULEVARDWEST HOLLYWOOD, CA. 90048

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AMERICAN OPTIMISM:

CELEBRATING THE L.A. ART SCENE 1935-1980

The word “optimism” could very well be considered synonymous with America. During the great depression era of the 1930s, America faced significant economic and cultural challenges. The optimism of the American people allowed the country to survive the depression and eventually emerge as a prosperous nation equipped with modern

implementations of thought, technology and culture. As history tends to repeat itself, we once again find ourselves in economic cicircumstances that test the endurance and foundation of

American society.

This exhibition is part of the Getty Foundation’s Pacific Standard Time initiative and examines the history and evolution of America through the work of West Coast artists articulating a visual history of Los Angeles from the middle of the depression era circa1935 through the

advances of the modern age, 1945 through 1980.

Ron Blumberg“Miss Ava” Oil on Canvas

Signed, Dated 194923.5 x 17 Inches

Ron Blumberg“Street Scene, Pier Auto Park”

Oil on PanelSigned, C.195530 x 36 Inches

Ron Blumberg‘Entrance to the City”

Oil on Panel Signed, c.195724 x 48 Inches

Ron Blumberg‘White Horse Tower”Oil on Panel Signed, c.195736 x 48 Inches

Ron Blumberg“Palm Springs Road”

Oil on PanelSigned, c.195724 x 36 Inches

Ron Blumberg‘Back Street Venice”Oil on PanelSigned, c.195720 x 30 Inches

Ron Blumberg“Venice”Oil on PanelSigned, c.195248 x 24 Inches

Ron Blumberg“On The Strip”Oil on PanelSigned, c.195718 x 36 Inches

Ron Blumberg “Ocean Park #1”Oil on PanelSigned, c.195717 x 30 Inches

Ron Blumberg“Ocean Park #2”Oil on PanelSigned, c.195717 x 30 Inches

Ron Blumberg“John Carradine as Casey:

Grapes of Wrath” Gouache on PaperSigned, c.193519 x 14 Inches

Ron Blumberg“Cowboy Cavalcade”Mixed Media on PaperSigned, c.193521 x 17 Inches

Ron Blumberg“The Red Shirt” Oil on CanvasSigned, c. 194521 x 17 Inches

Ron Blumberg“Split Personality”

Oil PastelSigned, c. 194810 x 8 Inches

Ron Blumberg“Conflict” Oil Pastel

Signed, c. 194810 x 8 Inches

Ron Blumberg“Pico Blvd”Oil on PanelSigned, c. 195720 x 36 Inches

Ron Blumberg“Trio”

Oil on PanelSigned, c. 195718 x 24 Inches

Jules Engel“Optimum Space”Mixed Media

Signed, Dated 194814 x 19 Inches

Jules Engel“Abstract Construction” Mixed Media on PaperSigned, c.194810.5 x 14.5 Inches

Oskar Fischinger“Black and Blue”Oil on Panel

Signed, Dated 196329.5 x 23 Inches

Oskar Fischinger“Time Travel #1”Oil on Panel

Signed, Dated 19498.5 x 11 Inches

Oskar Fischinger“Time Travel #2”Oil on Panel

Signed, Dated 19498.5 x 11 Inches

Oskar Fischinger “Vibration”Oil on Panel

Signed, Dated 195018 x 24 Inches

Elwood Fordham“The Range”Oil on Panel

Signed en verso, c.19359.5 x 11.5 Inches

Burton Freund“Phi Beta Red Kappa”

Carved WoodSigned, c.1938 24 Inches

Burton Freund “Industrial Waste” Carved WoodSigned, c.193822 Inches

Burton Freund“The Conversation”Carved WoodSigned, c.194511 x 32 Inches

Burton Freund“The Partisan”Carved WoodSigned, c.193824 Inches

Burton Freund“The Mechanic” Carved WoodSigned, c.193810 x 24 Inches

Karoly Fulop “Bell Ringer”Ceramic Tile

Hungarian/AmericanSigned, c.1930, 7.75 x 4.25 Inches

Karoly Fulop“Serenade”

Pen and Ink on paper Hungarian/AmericanUnsigned, c.193015 x 11 Inches

Karoly Fulop“Dancer”

Pastel on paper Hungarian/AmericanUnsigned, c.193019 x 12 Inches

Karoly Fulop“Bell Ringers”

Pen and Ink on paper Hungarian/AmericanUnsigned, c.193023 x 19 Inches

Karoly Fulop“Dancer #2” Pastel on paper

Hungarian/AmericanSigned, c.193019 x 12 Inches

William Gropper“Strike”

Oil on CanvasSigned, c.193818 x 26 inches

William Gropper“The Informer” Oil on Canvas Signed, c. 195018 x 22 inches

Ejnar Hansen“The Oath” Oil on CanvasSigned, c.194248 x 36 Inches

Patricia Knop“Another Time”

Original Clay SculptureSigned, c.1965 36 Inches

Patricia Knop“Three Graces”

Original Clay SculptureSigned, c.196529 x 40 Inches

Patricia Knop“Alice”

Original Clay SculptureSigned

c.1965 28 Inches

Emil Kosa Jr.“Procession”Oil on Panel Signed, c.195027 x 38 Inches

Peter Krasnow“K2, Man in Nature”Oil on Panel

Signed, Dated 1955, Exhibited30 x 23 Inches

Stanton Macdonald Wright “Blumen”

Oil on CanvasUnsigned, c.194629.5 x 19 Inches

Stanton Macdonald Wright“Male Torso”Pencil on Paper

c.194810.5 x 8.5 Inches

Stanton Macdonald Wright“Still Life”

Pencil on Paperc.1948

10.5 x 8.5 Inches

Robert McIntosh“Auto Portrait”Oil on Canvas

Signed, Dated 193614.5 x 10 Inches

Robert McIntosh“The Pomegranate”Oil on Panel

Signed, Dated 194711 x 14 Inches

Robert McIntosh“The Factory”

Charcoal on PaperSigned, Dated 19436.5 x 8.75 inches

Robert McIntosh“Abstraction 1” Oil on PanelSigned, c.194716 x 12

Robert McIntosh“Robert, 1935” Pencil on Paper

Signed, Dated 193516.5 x 12.75

Robert McIntosh“Stan Spohn” Oil on CanvasSigned, c.193518 x 14 inches

Robert McIntosh“2nd Street Tunnel” Oil on Panel

Signed, Dated 19359 x 12 inches

Robert McIntosh“The German Art Dealer”

Oil on CanvasSigned, Dated 193544.5 x 35.5 inches

Robert McIntosh“The Blue Slipper”Oil on Canvas

Signed, Dated 193529.5 x 23 inches

Robert McIntosh“Still Life with Bone”

Oil on PanelSigned, c.195030 x 40 inches

Philip Paval“Conductor at the Hollywood

Bowl” Original Brass Sculpture

Signed, c.193622 Inches.

Philip Paval"Hollywood"

Original Brass SculptureSigned, c.193622 Inches

Jessica Rice “Awakening”Oil on Canvas C.1973

10 x 10 Inches

Jessica Rice “Coccinelles”Oil on CanvasC.1973

36 x 36 Inches

Jessica Rice “En Repose”Oil on CanvasC.1973

36 x 36 Inches

Jessica Rice“L’amour”

Oil on CanvasC.1973

20 x 20 Inches

Jessica Rice “L’eventail”Oil on CanvasDated 197316 x 16 Inches

Alexander Rosenfeld“Auto Portrait”Oil on Canvas

Signed, Dated 1952 30.5 x 25 Inches

Alexander Rosenfeld“Spirit of Free Men”Pencil on Paper

Estate Stamped, c.193829.5 x 21 Inches

Fritz Schwaderer“Dody in the Afternoon”

Oil on PanelSigned, c.195540 x 32 Inches

Fritz Schwaderer“Blumen”

Signed, c.195540 x 32 Inches

Jan Stussy“Vogue #1”

Unique Photographic Assemblage, Signed, c.1968, 8x10 Set of Five Images

Maxine Kim Stussy“Wheel of Life” Oil on Canvas

Signed, Dated 197848 x 48 inches

Maxine Kim Stussy“The Princess”

Original Wood AssemblageSigned, c.195572 Inches

Maxine Kim Stussy“Metropolis"

Wood AssemblageSigned

22 Inches, c.1955

Maxine Kim Stussy“Kicking Dancer”

Original Nail Assemblage7 feet 6 inches

Maxine Kim Stussy“Walking Man"Bronze

Signed, c.198075 Inches

Jirayr Zorthian “Still Life w/Reflection”

Oil on CanvasSigned, c.193524 x 30 Inches

Jirayr Zorthian“The Family” Oil on Canvas Signed

Dated 195348 x 36 Inches

Jirayr Zorthian“The Conference” Oil on CanvasSigned, C.194523 x 31 Inches

Jirayr Zorthian“The Corner Barber Shop”

Oil on CanvasSigned, C.193838 x 32 Inches

Jirayr Zorthian“Portrait of the Model”Oil on Canvas Signed, C.193522 x 18 inches

Jirayr Zorthian“The Pianist”

Charcoal on PaperEstate Stamped, c.194512.5 x 13.25 inches

Jirayr Zorthian“Burlesque”

Mixed Media on PaperSigned, Dated 195223.25 x 18.25

Jirayr Zorthian“The Recital” Pen and InkSigned, c.1950

14.23 x 19.25 inches

Jirayr Zorthian“Nude en Repose 1”

Oil PastelSigned, c.194820 x 24 inches

Jirayr ZorthianNude en Repose 2

Oil PastelSigned, c.194820 x 24 inches