— Archive, History —

Women’s History Month

2019-03-01

Celebrate Women’s History Month by listening to her story. Visit the 2019 collaborative site, https://blogs.loc.gov/whm2019/ for exciting programs. The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and… Read More Women’s History Month

— Archive, Field Notes —

San Diego Museum of Art

2019-02-08

The San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA) is located in Balboa Park. The contemporary gallery contains fascinating, large installations such as these John McCracken and DeWain Valentine polyester resin pieces. Within the permanent collections, you will find incredible pieces like the René Magritte and Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí. Currently on view is the Artists… Read More San Diego Museum of Art

— Literature —

Charles Dickens

2019-02-07

Happy Birthday, Charles Dickens! We encourage you to read The Guardian article “Charles Dickens and the Women Who Made Him” written by Dickens’ great-great-great-granddaughter Lucinda Dickens Hawksley. Here is an excerpt: “The real women in Dickens’s life were very different from his domesticated and compliant creations, including three remarkable women in his family. Charles’s paternal… Read More Charles Dickens

— Art, Field Notes —

OCMA Expand

2019-01-31
OCMA

Located in the heart of the OC performing arts scene, the Orange County Museum of Art has a spectacular plan to expand its role of educating and inspiring the community. Check out the exterior façade that shows the OCMA sign next to Morton’s on Sunflower Ave. Take a visit to the new location OCMA Expand in… Read More OCMA Expand

— Field Notes —

Santa Barbara Historical Museum

2019-01-11

We recently visited, “The West-Dressed Woman” exhibit which is open through March 2019. The gallery featured daily wear to high-fashion from socialites. Women’s contributions to this region are recognized from the social and physical fabrics they left us. You will be mesmerized by the dresses that cascade on the dress-forms in an elegant manner and… Read More Santa Barbara Historical Museum

— Field Notes —

OC Great Park Exhibits

2018-12-14

The Palm Court Arts Complex is home to the Great Park Gallery and the Great Park Studio. The Palm Court’s re-purposed military structures now form a cultural campus supporting the development of a fresh approach to establishing an interdisciplinary, public arts program. Great Park Gallery 8000 Great Park Blvd. Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: 949-724-6247 greatpark@cityofirvine.org… Read More OC Great Park Exhibits

— Field Notes —

Aliso Viejo Ranch

2018-11-16

Today the @cityofalisoviejo celebrated the groundbreaking of the Aliso Viejo Ranch. This 7.7 acre property contains historical structures from the #Moulton era. The site will be rehabilitated for the public’s use with #exhibition spaces. We are excited to contribute to this ongoing project. #ranch #history #OC #archive #localhistory #AlisoViejo

— Archive, Field Notes —

100th Armistice Day

2018-11-11

#WWI was a #homefront experience for millions of women. Julia Hunt Catlin Park Depew Taufflieb, an American #socialite, directly contributed to impede combat casualties. During the #GreatWar, Julia converted Chateau d’Annel, her French mansion, into a 300-bed military hospital for the #Allies for four years with her own money. According to the World War I… Read More 100th Armistice Day

— Art, Field Notes —

Pasadena Museum of History

2018-10-19

The Pasadena Museum of History opened Something Revealed; California Women Artists Emerge, 1860-1960 on September 29, 2018 and runs until March 31, 2019. The exhibit was curated to “dispel the misconception that women were limited in their subject matter and demonstrate that women, especially here in California, have historically made their mark in a male dominated world.  Even today, the… Read More Pasadena Museum of History