Alfredo Ramos Martinez, "Mother and Child," 1945, tempera on newsprint.  Part of the "Golden Dreams" exhibition.   Collection of Mark and Janet Hilbert. 

Alfredo Ramos Martinez, "Mother and Child," 1945, tempera on newsprint.  Part of the "Golden Dreams" exhibition.   Collection of Mark and Janet Hilbert. 

About the exhibitions: 

GOLDEN DREAMS: The Immigrant Vision of California

See California through the eyes of those who moved here from around the world, painting their own visions of their new home, the Golden State.  Includes works by Alfredo Ramos Martinez, Suong Yangchareon, William Wendt, Emil Kosa Jr., Sueo Serisawa, Edouard Vysekal and more.

 

OUT OF THE WEST

This exhibition includes works by 20 prominent California artists whose works were exhibited in well-established art museums and galleries in the Midwest, on the East Coast and abroad.  Includes works by Millard Sheets, Milford Zornes, Phil Paradise and more.

 

"Bella Notte," original animation cel and background from the 1955 Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture "Lady and the Tramp"

"Bella Notte," original animation cel and background from the 1955 Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture "Lady and the Tramp"

DISNEY PRODUCTION ART

Many of the foremost California Scene painters of the 20th century worked in the Hollywood movie studios, particularly at Walt Disney Studios, as background painters, concept artists, poster artists and as instructors.  Enjoy an exhibition of original animation and production art from Disney Studios, including original cels, concept paintings and movie toy and tie-in paintings by such noted Disney artists as Mary Blair, Eyvind Earle and more.  An adjacent display shows an array of fine-art works by noted Disney artist Ralph Hulett.