LECTURE AND OPENING RECEPTION
HERNANDO VILLA LECTURE
The Life and Art of Hernando Villa lecture at Hilbert Museum, May 16, 2019. In conjunction with the Hilbert Museum’s pop-up exhibition featuring six of Villa’s outstanding paintings
Great support and a special appereance by Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez among the guests
THE LIFE AND ART OF HERNANDO VILLA A LECTURE BY OMAR HOLGUIN FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF LA MANCHA GALLERY IN PASADENA.
Hernando Villa (1881-1952 was a very important California artist. The son of immigrants to Los Angeles from Baja California. He studied art in Los Angeles, England and Germany and specialized in paintings in the Old West and romantic Old California. He worked for 40 years as a commercial artist for the Santa Fe Railroad, responsible for the famous “Chief” emblem. La Mancha Gallery founder Omar Holguin illuminates the life and work of this iconic California painter, in conjunction with the Hilbert Museum’s pop-up exhibition featuring six of Villa’s outstanding paintings. This series supported in part by Leatherby Libraries, Hilbert Museum, and Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Lecture and opening reception
The Life and Art of Hernando Villa lecture at Hilbert Museum, May 16, 2019. In conjunction with the Hilbert Museum’s pop-up exhibition featuring six of Villa’s outstanding paintings
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