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Monterey Museum of Art

From left to right: Entrance to Monterey Museum of Art at Civic Center, View of Monterey Museum of Art at Civic Center, Entrance to La Mirada Facility, Courtyard of La Mirada Facility, View of La Mirada Facility

Monterey, CA

831-372-5477

http://www.montereyart.org/



The Monterey Museum of Art and its historic La Mirada facility are located in Monterey, California. The Museum's Civic Center address is 559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA 93940. Hours: Wed-Sat 11 a.m.to 5 p.m. Sun 1 - 4 p.m. La Mirada is at 720 Via Mirada. Hours: Thurs-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun 1 - 4 p.m. Admission: Free to members and $5.00 to non-members. Free on first Sunday of month. (information as of 3/00)


 

The Lure of the Sea

Armin Carl Hansen

Salmon Trawlers, 1918

oil on canvas, 47 1/8 x 53 1/2 inches

When artists began to gather on the Monterey Peninsula in the early twentieth century, one of the major attractions was the sea.

 

Armin Carl Hansen

Montereyans, 1923

6 x 7 1/8 inches

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