Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Charles B. Lawler photographs
- Dates:
- 1929/1977
- Creators:
- Lawler, Charles B. (Charles Brode), 1902-1977
- Abstract:
- This collection consists mostly of b/w and color snapshots of Lawler's sculptures.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet 2 flats
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Charles B. Lawler photographs. MS 330. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists mostly of b/w and color snapshots of Lawler's sculptures. Most of the b/w photographs, loose and album, are from 1929 to the Los Angeles Museum Exhibition in March 1941. The color snapshots are mainly from the 1950's-1970's.
- Biographical / historical:
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Charles B. Lawler was born in Los Angeles, CA on April 22, 1902, to Oscar and Hilda B. Lawler. He graduated from UC Berkeley (1924) and then spent six months at Harvard Law School. Abandoning a law career, he returned to his native city and got closer to art via ceramics while employed at the Gladding-McBean tile plant. On a trip to Paris in 1928 he decided to become a sculptor. About 1930 he returned to Paris to study under Charles Malfray. He then studied at the CSFA under Stackpole and in Los Angeles with Archipenko. During WWII he made models for Hughes Aircraft and Lockheed. Lawler taught at Pomona College at Claremont from 1949-1957. His last twenty years were spent in a 90-acre hilltop home in Pescadero, CA. He died there on September 12, 1977.
Working in clay, wood, and stone, Lawler's early works were representational but later evolved into abstractions.
Exhibitions: Painters & Sculptors of Los Angeles, 1938; Foundation of Western Art, Los Angeles, 1939; Golden Gate International Exhibition, San Francisco, 1939; Los Angeles County Fair, Los Angeles, CA, 1941; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 1940, 1941 (1st prize), 1947; Ebell CLub, Los Angeles, CA, 1942; Pasadena Society of Artists, 1949; San Gabriel Vallet Artists, 1951; Chaffey AA, 1951; Padua Hills Art Festival, 1953; Scripts College, 1955; In: Ponoma College, Claremont, CA; Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA; Chico State University, Chico, CA; Harvard School, Los Angeles, CA; University of California, Berkeley.
From: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Tim and Lynn Mason, 2006
- Processing information:
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This finding aid was revised in the Reparative Archival Redescription Project in 2021-2022. Previous versions of this finding aid are available upon request.
- Physical location:
- Stored offsite at NRLF: Advance notice is required for access to the papers.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-02-09 21:50:12 UTC .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the creators and their heirs. Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. For more information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.
- Preferred citation:
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Charles B. Lawler photographs. MS 330. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
- Location of this collection:
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Special Collections and Archives, University Library1156 High StreetSanta Cruz, CA 95064, US
- Contact:
- (831) 459-2547