Santa Cruz Art League Statewide Art Exhibition Index, First through Twenty-Seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No. 12)
2015Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall
547 pages
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1891 Stafford, Missouri - 1981 Apple Valley, California. Known for: Regionalist painting, lithographs, teaching.
The following is submitted by Jim Lafferty whose sources include the autobiography of the artist:. William Washington Messick married Sarah A. Bristow January 2,1889 and from this marriage a son,... Read full biography
The following is submitted by Jim Lafferty whose sources include the autobiography of the artist:. William Washington Messick married Sarah A. Bristow January 2,1889 and from this marriage a son, Benjamin Newton Messick was born on January 9, 1891 on a farm near Strafford, Missouri. His art talent... Read full biography
The following is submitted by Jim Lafferty whose sources include the autobiography of the artist:. William Washington Messick married Sarah A. Bristow January 2,1889 and from this marriage a son, Benjamin Newton Messick was born on January 9, 1891 on a farm near Strafford, Missouri. His art talent was apparent from the time he was a child and later recognized by his commanding officer in World War I. Little is recorded in his autobiography about Messick's life from his teen years and service... Read full biography
The following is submitted by Jim Lafferty whose sources include the autobiography of the artist:. William Washington Messick married Sarah A. Bristow January 2,1889 and from this marriage a son, Benjamin Newton Messick was born on January 9, 1891 on a farm near Strafford, Missouri. His art talent was apparent from the time he was a child and later recognized by his commanding officer in World War I. Little is recorded in his autobiography about Messick's life from his teen years and service during the War. He enrolled at Chouinard Institute in the Fall of 1925, and was given a three-year scholarship by Mrs. Chouinard. In 1925 he won a cash award at the Los Angeles County Fair for a group of pen and charcoal drawings done in the parks and... Read full biography
The following is submitted by Jim Lafferty whose sources include the autobiography of the artist:. William Washington Messick married Sarah A. Bristow January 2,1889 and from this marriage a son, Benjamin Newton Messick was born on January 9, 1891 on a farm near Strafford, Missouri. His art talent was apparent from the time he was a child and later recognized by his commanding officer in World War I. Little is recorded in his autobiography about Messick's life from his teen years and service during the War. He enrolled at Chouinard Institute in the Fall of 1925, and was given a three-year scholarship by Mrs. Chouinard. In 1925 he won a cash award at the Los Angeles County Fair for a group of pen and charcoal drawings done in the parks and streets of Los Angeles. These works give the appearance of being spontaneous and fluid.... Read full biography
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About Ben Messick: Books
Books & Publications (26)
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California Scene Paintings
2013McClelland, Gordon T. and McClelland, Austin D.215 pages (color)The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)479 pagesDavenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesEveryday Life in California, Regional Watercolors, 1930-1960
2004
(Exhibition catalog)California Heritage Museum56 pages (color)Artists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
2002
Available For Sale.Hughes, Edan Milton1,249 pagesFor Sale<a href="mailto:info@askart.com">Available For Sale</a>.California Watercolors 1850-1970, An Illustrated History & Biographical Dictionary
2002McClelland, Gordon T; Jay T. Last231 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesCalifornia Art: 450 Years of Painting & Other Media
1998Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall560 pages (color)Ben Messick
1993Lafferty, James96 pages (color)American Art A Catalogue/Los Angeles County
1991Fort, Ilene/Michael Quick510 pages (color)Scenes of California Light, 1930-1950 (Todd Madigan Gallery)
1991
(Exhibition catalog)Moure, Nancy D.W.70 pages (color)Scenes of California Life 1930-1950
1991
(Exhibition catalog)Todd Madigan Gallery69 pages (color)American Scene Painting, California 1930s and 1940s
1991Westphal, Ruth; Janet B Dominik240 pages (color)Views of Los Angeles in the 1930's and 1940's
1989Downey Museum of Art22 pages (color)Artists in California, 1786-1940
1989Hughes, Edan Milton637 pagesRegionalism: The California View Watercolors 1929-1945
1988Anderson, Susan88 pages (color)Whistler to Weidenaar American Prints 1870-1950
1987
(Exhibition catalog)Johnson, Deborah J128 pagesWho Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pagesThe California Style Watercolor Artists 1925-1955
1985McClelland, Gordon T; Jay Last259 pages (color)Chouinard: An Art Vision Betrayed: A History of the Chouinard Art Institute
1985Perine, Robert260 pages (color)Southern California Art Publication 3, Dictionary
1984Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall291 pagesLos Angeles Prints 1883-1980
1980
(Exhibition catalog)Feinblatt, Ebria/Bruce Davis111 pagesWho's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976Jaques Cattell Press756 pagesSmithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection
1975Editor, Smithsonian0 pagesMallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge1,130 pages