Santa Barbara School of the Arts was a
college of art founded in
Santa Barbara,
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
, by
artist
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, th ...
Fernand Lungren
Fernand Lungren (1857–1932) was an American painter and illustrator. He was mostly known for his paintings of American South Western landscapes and scenes (in California, New Mexico, Arizona) as well as for New York and European city street sce ...
(1857–1932) in 1920.
[''The Arts in Santa Barbara''](_blank)
essay by Janet B. Domenik, published in Plein Air Painters of California, The North, edited by Ruth Lilly Westphal and published by Westphal Publishing, Irvine, California, Faculty members included
Edward Borein
Edward Borein (1872–1945) was an American etcher and painter from California. His artwork depicted Spanish Colonial California, the Old West, and Mexico.
Early life
Borein was born in 1872 in San Leandro, California. His maternal grandfath ...
, who taught etching,
and
John Marshall Gamble
John Marshall Gamble (1863 – April 8, 1957) was an American painter who focused on California landscapes and wildflowers. He relocated to Santa Barbara after his San Francisco studio was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake. He was an influential in ...
(1863 – 1957), who also served as President of the School Board.
The school closed in 1933.
References
1920 establishments in California
1933 disestablishments in California
Art schools in California
Buildings and structures in Santa Barbara, California
Educational institutions established in 1920
Educational institutions disestablished in 1933
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