The Museum of Death

 

Museum of Death advertising postcard, 2024.  Designer unknown.  From my collection. 

Argument in a Trailer Court

 

Argument In a Trailer Court, Richmond, California, 1944, by Dorothea Lange, born Dorothea Nutzhorn, American, 1895-1965.  

Tenement Flats

 

Tenement Flats, Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, 1933, by Millard Sheets, American, 1907-1989.  Oil on canvas. 

Hollywood

 

Hollywood, California, 1956, by Elliott Erwitt, American, born France, 1928-. 

Backyard, Diamond Bar

 

Backyard, Diamond Bar, California, 1980, by Joe Deal, American, 1947-2010.  

Santa Monica

Santa Monica, 1950's, by Walker Evans, American, 1903-1975.

Trona

Satellite view of a rupture in the Earth, Searles Valley, near Trona, California after a 7.1 earthquake.  2019. NOAA.

Santa Monica

Santa Monica, 1955, by Elliot Erwitt, American, born France, 1928-. 

California Wildfires

Satellite photograph of California wildfires,  December 5, 2017.  NASA,

Taysayac, Half Dome, Yosemite

Taysayc, Half Dome, Yosemite, 1866, by Carleton E. Watkins, American, 1829-1916.

Cash For Your Cars

Cash For Your Cars, San Francisco, 1939, by John Gutmann, American, born Germany, 1905-1998.

Watercolors and Drawings by Estelle Ishigo

Top to bottom, 1.  Gathering Coal at Heart Mountain Concentration Camp, 1945, watercolor on paper. 2.  No Privacy for Women and Children, 1945, watercolor on paper.  3.  At Home at Heart Mountain, 1942, watercolor on paper.  4.  Boys With Kite, 1944, watercolor on paper.  5.  Gangs Formed, 1922-45,  crayon on paper.  6.  A Baseball Game, 1942-45, watercolor on paper.  7.  Memorial Day, 1944, watercolor on paper.  8.  Japanese American Woman and Child, 1942-45.  watercolor on paper.  9.  Cal Seafood Fish Canary Trailer Camp for Evacuees Returned After the War, 1948, watercolor on paper.  10.  Around Our Place, 1948,  watercolor on paper.

All by Estelle Ishigo, born Estelle Peck, America, 1899-1990.

Occupy Disneyland

Poster calling for a demonstration in Disneyland, 1970, published by The Yippies, The Youth International Party, artist unknown.  The Yippies, founded 1967.

El Capitan

 El Capitan, 1930, by Chiura Obata, American, born Japan, 1885-1975.  Oil on canvas.

Muscle Beach

Muscle Beach, 1949, by Max Yavno, American, 1911-1985.

Valley Farms

Valley Farms, California, 1934, by Ross Dickinson, American, 1903-1978.  Oil on canvas.

The Island of California

The Island of California, 1650, by Johannes Vingboons, Dutch, cartographer, painter, water colorist, 1616-1670.