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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "artists"
Public Art in Santa Cruz, by
Jessica Teeter
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They Built a League and Gallery, by
Margaret Koch
Santa Cruz had art long before it had an Art League and a Gallery. [Read more]
The life size wax figures of Jesus and his disciples at the last supper were created by Harry Lisbon, plaster ... [Read more]
Cor de Gavere, Artist. 1877-1955, by
Nikki Silva
Cor de Gavere's early life had the aura of a tragic fairy tale. She was born in Java, where her ... [Read more]
Artists Frank and Lillian [Heath], by
Margaret Koch
Frank L. Heath courted Lillian Dake Storey during painting trips around Santa Cruz County back in the 1890s. [Read more]
The Santa Cruz Daily Surf reports on May 5, 1893 (p. 3) that: [Read more]
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[Excerpted from: Soquel Creek Storm Damage Recovery Plan, 1983, pp. 21-24, 28.]
Flood waters have flowed in Soquel Village at least eight times since 1890 (see Table 3). Severe damage was incurred during the floods of 1931, 1937, 1940, 1955, and 1982. Newspaper accounts tell ..." [More]
Excerpted from The Nature and History of Flooding in Soquel Village
