The Carmel Art Association (CAA) is a Not-for-profit arts organization and gallery located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California . The CAA is Carmel's oldest gallery. It features the work of many local artists living on the Monterey Peninsula . Many of its members were early California artists. The CAA is a 501(c)(3) organization .
5-496: The CAA was founded on August 8, 1927, by a small group of artists who gathered at “Gray Gables,” the modest home and studio of Josephine M. Culbertson and Ida A. Johnson at the corner of Seventh and Lincoln in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California . The originator of the plan was Jennie V. Cannon of Berkeley, California , who was a frequent visitor to Carmel and owned a summer cottage there. Pedro Joseph de Lemos of Carmel
10-604: The Carmel community and served on the board of directors of the CAA, where his sculptures were exhibited between 1927 and 1934. Salvador Dalí joined the CAA. On June 8, 1947, he participated as an art expert and juror in a contest sponsored by CAA that awarded high school students from Albany High School in Oakland, California . On July 28, 1988, the CAA held an exhibition of paintings and graphics by six early members. Francis McComas
15-476: Was at the corner of Seventh and Lincoln Street. On July 8, 1929, artists Ray and Dorthy Woodward purchased Rem's studio for $ 6,000 (equivalent to $ 106,465 in 2023). One of the first CAA exhibitions was on June 3, 1928 at the Stanford Art Gallery of oil paintings and watercolors by 25 of its members. One of the paintings was by Percy Gray called "Coast Near Monterey". Jo Mora was active in
20-609: Was elected the first president of the CAA in August 1927. A constitution presented by Ada B. Champlin was accepted with some amendments. In late October 1927, the exhibition of 41 artists took place in Seven Arts Building in Carmel. The association filed articles of incorporation on January 26, 1934. Artist and playwright Ira Mallory Remsen (1876-1928) was active with the Carmel Art Association when it
25-517: Was one of them. Josephine M. Culbertson Josephine M. "Jo" Culbertson ( née Murphy ; 2 February 1898 – March 23, 1956) was an American bridge player, teacher, theorist and writer. Josephine Murphy was born in Bayside, New York (now in Queens), to parents John Edward Murphy and Sarah McCarthy Murphy. She worked as secretary to the auction bridge authority Wilbur C. Whitehead in
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