GIFTED: Collecting the Art of California at Gardena High School, 1919-1956
Virtual Tour
Fresno Art Museum
Take an extended tour of Fresno Art Museum’s “GIFTED: Collecting the Art of California at Gardena High School, 1919-1956” with curator Sarah Vargas. “Gifted” showcases one of the most remarkable stories about Gardena High School. From 1919-56, students at the high school amassed a museum-worthy art collection. They did it through a senior-class tradition of raising money to buy works of early California Impressionism from local artists. In its later years, the collection became known throughout the art world.
Join us for a virtual tour here:
“GIFTED: Collecting the Art of California at Gardena High School, 1919-1956” is organized by the GHS Art Collection, Inc. in association with the Gardena High School Student Body and curated by Susan M. Anderson.
Painting: Class of Summer 1930, Carlo Wostry, Beethoven, c. 1905, Oil on canvas, 59 x 59 inches
