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Claremont Arts Fair Scrapbook
20180.01T  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography/Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Claremont Arts Fair Scrapbook
    Dates: 1958 - 1960
    Collection Number: 20180.01T
    Creator/Collector:
    Extent: .21 linear feet (1box) linear feet. Containing brochures, newspapers, photographs, newspaper articles and clippings, and administrative materials.
    Repository: Claremont Heritage
    Claremont, California 91711
    Abstract: A scrapbook collection of items including brochures, newspaper article clippings, photographs, and administrative materials focusing on the annual Claremont Arts Fair. These materials document the events and artists of the 1958, 1959, and 1960 art fairs. Many notable Claremont artists took place in the festivities, either as panel judges or through exhibition of their work including Karl Benjamin, Harrison McIntosh, and Milford Zornes.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    The collection is open for research use.

    Publication Rights

    Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder (if applicable).

    Preferred Citation

    Claremont Arts Fair Scrapbook. Claremont Heritage

    Biography/Administrative History

    Since the 1930’s, the City of Claremont and Claremont Colleges have been a haven for artists. The transition into art community was due in large part to Millard Sheets, a Pomona native and artist who studied at the Choinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. Returning to Claremont in the 1930s, Sheets joined the faculty at Scripps College in 1936, where he served as Director of Painting until 1955. During his time at Scripps, Sheets was able to bring in several notable artists as professors to the budding Claremont Colleges art program. Artists like Jean Goodwin Ames, Phil Dike, William Manker, Henry Lee McFee, Albert Stewart, and Milford Zornes all served on the faculty during this period, teaching primarily painting and ceramics at Scripps College and the Claremont Graduate School. In addition to the art faculty, public art pieces and murals across the campuses by artists like Ramon Martinez and Jose Clemente Orozco offered inspiration to a new generation of Claremont artists. The Padua Hills Theatre, built in 1930 in the Claremont foothills also encouraged a growing art movement in Claremont. The theatre itself served as home to the Mexican Players performance troupe from 1932 to 1974, drawing audiences to Claremont from around Southern California. In addition to the dining room and theatre, Padua Hills also hosted an art colony where ceramic artists like Harrison McIntosh, Rupert Deese, and Betty Davenport Ford had studios and workshops. Each summer the Padua Hills Art Fiesta brought together local artists for a celebration of art in action. Padua Hills thrived as an artist’s colony and the presence of such a community, coupled with the artistic influence of the Claremont Colleges, created an art mecca in Claremont.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The Claremont Arts Fair was an annual festival that showcased local artwork that highlighted Claremont artists. The Claremont Arts Fair Scrapbook Collection features materials collected that highlight the first three annual Claremont Arts Fairs. The collection is primarily made up of newspaper and article clippings that focus on the events held during the weekend, artists who were involved with the exhibitions and programming, and profile and exposé pieces on the prize-winning artists. Among the well-known artists featured in the clippings are Karl Benjamin, Phil Dike, Millard Sheets, Harrison McIntosh, and Milford Zornes. In addition to the articles, the scrapbook collection also features photographs of the art exhibits (primarily in the Claremont Village area), brochures for each three Arts Fair, and administrative documents: letterhead, announcements, and art entry forms. The scope of the collection covers the Claremont Arts Fair from 1958 – 1960. The Claremont Arts Fair continued to run as an annual event throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

    Indexing Terms

    Artist -- United States
    Claremont (Calif.)
    Claremont Colleges
    Claremont Graduate University
    Claremont High School
    Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.)
    Scripps College (Claremont, Calif.)
    Women -- Societies and Clubs
    Authur Ames
    Jean Ames
    Benjamin Karl
    Rex Brandt
    Theodore Criley
    Paul Darrow
    Phil Dike
    Robert George
    James Grant
    Frederick Hammersley
    James Hueter
    John Hunter
    Roger Kuntz
    Anthony Ivins
    Sue Lautman
    Douglas McClelland
    Fred McDowell
    Harrison McIntosh
    Walter Mix
    Lindley Mixon
    David Scott
    Millard Sheets
    Paul Soldner
    Sueo Serisawa
    James Strombotne
    Helen Watson
    Melvin Wood
    Robert E. Wood
    R.D. Wright
    Jack Zajac
    Milford Zornes