Californian and American Art

The Crocker Art Museum houses one of the state's premier collections of Californian art, offering the most comprehensive collection of art from statehood to the present.

To read more about Californian and American Art, click on either “1848 to 1945” or “1946 to Present” below.

1848 to 1945 (133)

Ceramics (8), Decorative Arts (4), Drawings (2), Paintings (97), Photography (19), Sculpture (2), Watercolor (1)

1946 to Present (112)

Ceramics (15), Drawings (2), Mixed Media (1), Paintings (54), Photography (14), Prints (1), Sculpture (25)

Macchia Seaform Group (consists of 11 pieces), 1984

Dale Chihuly (American, born 1941)

Macchia Seaform Group (consists of 11 pieces), 1984

Blown glass

Loma Prieta, 1989

Dennis Leon (American (born England), 1933-1998)

Loma Prieta, 1989

Plywood

Little Miss San Francisco, 1853

Charles Christian Nahl (American (born Germany), 1818-1878)

Little Miss San Francisco, 1853

Oil on canvas

Letters from the Earth, 2002

Rick Arnitz (American, born 1949)

Letters from the Earth, 2002

Enamel on canvas

Le coin de cuisine (Kitchen Corner), 1883

Edwin Deakin (American (born England), 1838-1923)

Le coin de cuisine (Kitchen Corner), 1883

Oil on canvas

Sketch for a Mural Decoration, 1925

Gottardo Piazzoni (American, born Switzerland, 1872-1945)

Sketch for a Mural Decoration, 1925

Oil on canvas

Sin Yo Rita, 1992

Peter VandenBerge (American (born The Netherlands), 1935)

Sin Yo Rita, 1992

Stoneware

Seminary Avenue, Mills College, n.d.

Giuseppe Cadenasso (American (born Italy), 1858-1918)

Seminary Avenue, Mills College, n.d.

Oil on canvas

SFP59-49, 1959

Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994)

SFP59-49, 1959

Oil with mixed media on canvas

Sand Dunes in Monterey, 1895

Mary Brady (American, born Ireland, 1867-1940)

Sand Dunes in Monterey, 1895

Oil on canvas

Sand Dunes and Wild Flowers, n.d.

Theodore Wores (American, 1859-1939)

Sand Dunes and Wild Flowers, n.d.

Oil on canvas

San Fernando Mission, n.d.

Charles Rollo Peters (American, 1862-1928)

San Fernando Mission, n.d.

Oil on canvas

San Gabriel Mission, n.d.

Edwin Deakin (American (born England), 1838-1923)

San Gabriel Mission, n.d.

Oil on canvas

Sacramento Airport, 1970

Ralph Goings (American, born 1928)

Sacramento Airport, 1970

Oil on canvas

River Intersection, 2010

Wayne Thiebaud (American, born 1920)

River Intersection, 2010

Oil on board

Red Violet to Green, n.d.

David William Simpson (American, born 1928)

Red Violet to Green, n.d.

Polymer on canvas

Red and White Roses Vase, 1908

Franz A. Bischoff (American (born Austria), 1864-1929)

Red and White Roses Vase, 1908

Mineral pigments on porcelain

Recollections of a Sword Swallower, 1968

Roy De Forest (American, 1930-2007)

Recollections of a Sword Swallower, 1968

Polymer and glitter on canvas

Pots: Heaped Black Ollas in the Oaxaca Market, 1926

Edward Henry Weston (American, 1886-1958)

Pots: Heaped Black Ollas in the Oaxaca Market, 1926

Gelatin silver print

Portrait of Rae, ca. 1968-1970

S. C. Yuan (American (born China), 1911 - 1974)

Portrait of Rae, ca. 1968-1970

Oil on canvas

Portrait of Elizabeth Sinton Walker (Mrs. Harry Walker), 1881

George de Forest Brush (American, 1855-1941)

Portrait of Elizabeth Sinton Walker (Mrs. Harry Walker), 1881

Oil on canvas

Portrait of David McAlpin, ca. 1938

Edward Henry Weston (American, 1886-1958)

Portrait of David McAlpin, ca. 1938

Gelatin silver print

Pines and Aspen, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 1929

Birger Sandzen (American, 1871-1954)

Pines and Aspen, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 1929

Oil on canvas

Pierced Relief (abstract form), 1961

Jacques Schnier (American (born Romania), 1898 - 1988)

Pierced Relief (abstract form), 1961

Brass

Phenomena Intervening Mantle, 2006

Paul Jenkins (American, born 1923)

Phenomena Intervening Mantle, 2006

Acrylic on canvas

Patch of Poppies, 1912

Granville Redmond (American, 1871-1935)

Patch of Poppies, 1912

Oil on canvas

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