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Link to Previous Shows:

Radiant Visions, 2007/2008
Art and Poetry from Native California, 2008
Visionary Art, 2008
Lewis & Clark Revisited, 2008
Lon Megargee, 2008/2009
Carl Sammons, 2009
Edward S. Curtis, 2009

Link to all GHM Exhibits
prior to 2008

Sunset at Cavanaugh Beach by Jon Klein

November 21, 2009 – February 7, 2010

List of Artists: Bill Brazill, Rita Crane, Charlie Hochberg, Jon Klein, Paul Kozal, Tom Liden, Peter W. Stearns, Robert Taylor.

Since the 1860s photographers have been trying to capture the majestic and varied landscapes of rugged Mendocino County. A. O. Carpenter (1836 – 1919), Grace Hudson’s father, traveled the county in the late 1800s with his large view camera taking portraits and creating his black and white "Mendocino Views" on glass plate negatives. By 1900, more portable cameras using film based negatives made photography widely accessible. Now, tourists use digital cameras to remember its scenic wild coast and peaceful inland valleys, lakes, and rivers.

Mendocino Houses at Portuguese Flats by Rita Crane

Late Afternoon Meadow by Tom Liden

This exhibition presents the work of eight resident Mendocino County photographers who have had a long relationship with their subject. Each has found his or her unique vision of the area’s landscapes. The photographs span a wide range of processes and photographic heritage. Bill Brazill, frequently using a large format camera, creates film- based black and white images that are reminiscent of A. O. Carpenter’s documentary style. Robert Taylor works in the rich tradition of high contrast, modernist, black and white images, while Paul Kozal explores a softer approach reminiscent of California Pictorialism. Tom Liden, known for his bright color images, debuts enchanting sepia works featuring subtle patterns of light across quiet textured terrain. In the realm of color, Peter W. Stearns presents his lush views of rural panoramas. Rita Crane’s compositions offer detailed glimpses of poetic coastal and inland scenes. Jon Klein materializes masterful color visions of spectacular seascapes. Finally, Charlie Hochberg digitally captures the soft atmospheric moods of early morning in the inland valleys. All of the artists give caring, soulful renditions of what is through the viewfinder, their Mendocino landscapes.

Marvin Schenck, Curator, Grace Hudson Museum

On the Road, Philo by Charlie Hochberg

‘29 by Bill Brazill

Stream and Woods by Robert Taylor

November Vineyard by Peter W. Stearns

EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION

Friday, November 20, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.

PHOTOGRAPHERS PANEL DISCUSSION

Sunday, January 17, 2 - 4 p.m.

Join an exchange of viewpoints by the artists and the exhibition curator, Marvin Schenck, as they discuss their subjects and their photography techniques.

PUBLIC TOUR

February 7, 2 p.m.

Marvin Schenck, Museum Curator, will give a public tour of the exhibition.

Call the Museum, (707) 467-2836, for further information. Group and School Tours are available by advance arrangement.

Holiday Open House and Gift Market
Saturday, December 5, 2009, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Sun House and Grace Hudson Museum

Activites include:

• Guided Tours of the Sun House, decorated for Christmas
• Visit with Santa Claus
• Live Carolers
• Through the Viewfinder: Mendocino Landscapes Exhibit
• Refreshments
• Free Admission

Shop for the Holidays:

• 15% off all Museum Store purchases
• Author Booksigning & Sale of local historic photo books from the Arcadia Press on Cloverdale, The Pomo of Lake County, and Early Mendocino Coast
• Buy Christmas bay wreaths and other hand-crafted items from local artists and the Textile Guild for holiday decorating and gifts
• Buy a limited edition Grace Hudson rabbit sculpture
• Huichol Indian Art for sale

All sales benefit the Grace Hudson Museum and Sun House. For more informatiuon call the Museum at (707) 467-2836.

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Link to previous exhibits:
Radiant Visions; Huichol Indian Art, 2007/2008
Art and Poetry from Native California, 2008
Northern California Visionary Art: A Contemporary Legacy, 2008
Lewis & Clark Revisited: A Trail in Modern Day, 2008
Lon Megargee: Legendary Prints of the Southwest, 2008/2009
Carl Sammons: California Impressionist Landscapes from the Donna Walsh Sumner Collection, 2009
Edward S. Curtis Refocused, 2009

Link to all GHM Exhibits prior to 2008

Grace Hudson Museum - 431 S. Main Ukiah, CA - 95482 - 707.467.2836