The Early "Deans" of San Diego Painting
Third in the Connoisseur Series on Victoriana

The San Diego Chapter of ASA, in association with The Friends of the Villa Montezuma, Inc., is offering this third of four lectures as part of the Connoisseur Series on Victoriana.

Pamela Bensoussan, ASA will speak about several early San Diego artists who were among the first to settle in the region including:

• Ammi Merchant Farnham (1845 – 1922). Although not widely known today, Farnham is considered to be the first accomplished artist to work in San Diego.
• Subsequent “Deans of San Diego Painting” including the well known Maurice Braun, Charles Fries, Elliot Torrey, Alfred Mitchell and Charles Reiffel.
• The art world in San Diego at the beginning of the 20th Century

Pamela Bensoussan, ASA , has been actively involved in ASA’s San Diego Chapter for several years, and is currently serving as the Chapter President. She is also Vice-Chair of the Friends of the Villa Montezuma, where the Farnham painting on the left is displayed. In 2006 Pamela appraised the art collection belonging to the San Diego Unified School District – a vast collection that includes many works by the famous early Deans of San Diego Painting. While working on that assignment, Pamela discovered an important painting by Charles Reiffel, missing from the District’s collection, and aided in its recovery. For more on that topic see the ASA website archive.

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The Connoisseur Series on Victoriana

Fabulous Victorian Quilts - February 20

Quilt Historian and Appraiser Julia Zgliniec will share her extensive knowledge of Victorian quilts and quilt history.

Eclecticism and the Victorian Home Interior - March 11

Antiques and Decorative Arts Appraiser Georgie Stillman, ASA, will explore the interior furnishings of fashionable Victorian homes in the age of Revivals and Eclecticism.

Early California Paintings - April 8

Pamela Bensoussan, ASA, President of the San Diego ASA Chapter, will showcase several early San Diego painters whose works are held by many local public institutions – including the Museum of San Diego History.

Victorian Jewelry - May 13

Gemologist and appraiser JoEllen Cole, GG, FGA, will discuss the beauty and workmanship of outstanding Victorian jewelry.

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Tuesday, May 13

Tuesday, June 10

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Tuesday, Oct 14

Wednesday, Nov 19

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