Edwin Deakin and the Evolution of California Art
The California mission system left behind an architectural legacy, which artist Edwin Deakin began to document in the 1890s. At that time, several of the missions were in a state of disrepair and decay and there was growing alarm that California would lose these architectural monuments of its past.
Join Mónica Orozco, Executive Director of Old Mission Santa Barbara, to learn the story of Deakin’s oils of the 21 California missions, their significance for California art and in the preservation of the missions and how they came to the Santa Barbara Mission’s Archive-Library.
Edwin Deakin captured the missions in two sets of oils and one in watercolor, often traveling by wagon to make surveys on site. The result is an unparalleled artistic record and Deakin’s outstanding achievement.
In partnership with the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library we present his twenty-one oils from their collection alongside the watercolors from ours, for the first time. Both collections have been carefully preserved for future generations.
Wednesday, January 17 · 5:30 - 7pm PST
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
136 East de la Guerra Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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Location
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
136 E De La Guerra St
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Wednesday, Jan 17, 2024 5:30pm - 7pm
