Louis Choris (1795 - 1828)
From Voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde...
Danse des habitans de Californie a la Mission de St. Francisco
Paris: 1822
Hand-colored Lithograph
From Voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde...
Danse des habitans de Californie a la Mission de St. Francisco
Paris: 1822
Hand-colored Lithograph
Arader Galleries & Betty Goerke
Louis Choris: Views of Native Life at Mission Dolores and San Francisco Presidio in 1816
Please join Arader Galleries & Betty Goerke for a very special lecture at Arader Galleries on Louis Choris: Views of Native Life at Mission Dolores and San Francisco Presidio in 1816
Thursday, October 25, 2012
from 6 - 9 pm
434 Jackson Street
There will be a book signing by Goerke following the lecture of her book: Chief Marin: Leader, Rebel, and Legend.
Betty Goerke has been teaching anthropology and archaeology at the College of Marin for over thirty years. She has conducted archaeological fieldwork in California, Colorado, Greece, Holland, Kenya, and India. She has authored books and articles and has produced several videotapes, including Archaeology: Questioning the Past.
Arader Galleries currently has on exhibition over 40 genuine prints from Voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde, illustrated by Louis Choris. The lectures will take place at our beautiful building at 434 Jackson Street surrounded by these prints, all of which can be purchased at the gallery.
This lecture is free to attend. Please RSVP by calling the gallery at (415) 788-5115, availability is limited!
We will look forward to seeing you!
The Arader Galleries Team
3 comments:
Choris is an incredible chronicler and this collection of illustrations from his famous Voyage pittoresque is both stunning and priceless.
Choris is an incredible chronicler and this collection of illustrations from his famous Voyage pittoresque is both stunning and priceless.
We most certainly agree G Van Den Abbeele!
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