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The Monterey Museum of Art (MMA) an art museum located in Monterey, California. It was founded in 1959 as a chapter of the American Federation of Arts. The Monterey Museum of Art collects, preserves, and interprets the art of California from the nineteenth century to the present day. Notable holdings celebrate the heritage of Northern and ...
Museum entry. The first Maritime Museum began in 1971 as the Allen Knight Maritime Museum. It was located in the basement of the Monterey Museum of Art, and principally housed the collection of Allen Knight, who briefly worked as a sailor in 1916, and collected artifacts and memorabilia related to maritime activities throughout his life.
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[7] [8] [12] On display in the museum were articles, including some that were over two hundred and fifty years old. An additional room was used as a tea-serving area. [6] On January 31, 1934, the State Department of Parks and Recreation & City of Monterey declared the building a California Historical Landmark #136. [1]
In 2014, the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California held an exhibition of more than 100 works by Tavernier, the first career retrospective of his work, accompanied by a catalog entitled Jules Tavernier: Artist & Adventurer. After the Crocker, the exhibition moved to the Monterey Museum of Art. [4] [5]
Soon she was off to Kyoto, Japan studying art under J. Taguchi from 1911 to 1916. [1] [5] After returning to California, she continued her art studies for five years at the California School of Fine Arts (which later became the San Francisco Art Institute). There she was greatly influenced by Gottardo Piazzoni. During 1921–1922 she traveled ...
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Miniature art includes paintings, engravings and sculptures that are very small; it has a long history that dates back to prehistory. The portrait miniature is the most common form in recent centuries, and from ancient times, engraved gems , often used as impression seals , and cylinder seals in various materials were very important.