ISAAC FIRST
VISITED
LAGUNA BEACH IN 1878.
LAGUNA BEACH IN 1878.
nFirst artist to
sketch a picture of Laguna.
nLater painted this picture from the sketch.
nPainting and sketch donated to Bowers Museum in Santa Ana.
nLater painted this picture from the sketch.
nPainting and sketch donated to Bowers Museum in Santa Ana.
J.S. Thurston in Laguna Beach of Early Days, 1947:
ÒThere has been some question as to who was the
first artist to come here. This question has been determined because it was our highly respected and well beloved Isaac J. Frazee, who came here and made a sketch in 1878.Ó
This painting depicts
the tents that made up the small encampment of Laguna among the Eucalyptus trees planted as part of the
Timber Act. It was painted from the sketch Isaac made in 1878.