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Title |
San Francisco Solano Mission by Marian Goodman, 1985. |
Object Name |
Painting |
Description |
San Francisco Solano Mission by Marian Goodman, 1985. Unframed, the painting depicts a 19th century white adobe Catholic mission chapel, with red roof and a gray Catholic cross on top of the building. The building has a balcony with two wooden chairs, a wooden door, and, in front of it, a wooden arch with a bell. There is a lawn and a white sidewalk in front of the building, and a green vegetation behind a wooden fence on its left. |
Date |
n.d. |
Creator |
Goodman, Marian |
Role |
Artist |
Medium |
Watercolor Paint |
Catalog Number |
1989.382.007 |
Dimensions |
H-20.25 W-26.25 inches |
Collection |
3D - Art |
Inscription Text |
"MARIAN GOODMAN" (handwritten on both corners on lower part of the painting) "MISSION SAN FRANCISCO SOLANO" (handwritten on the back of painting) |
Notes |
"Mission San Francisco de Solano marks the end of the mission trail. This twenty-first and last mission was founded on July 4, 1823 in what is today the city of Sonoma. When the Franciscan Fathers erected this northern most mission, it culminated three hundred years of Spanish-Mexican settlement in California, which dated back to 1523. Mission San Francisco Solano was the only mission founded after Mexico’s independence from Spain, and the only mission founded without prior approval of the church. Mission Solano was the brain child of Father José Altimira, who while working at nearby Mission San Francisco de Asís, became discontent and decided to start his own mission. After receiving permission from California Govenor Don Luis Arguello, a plan was created to close Mission San Francisco de Asís and San Rafael, and transfer goods and mission Indians to the new mission complex at Solano. While building Mission Solano, the workers stayed at these wood barracks, waiting for the permanent mission to be built of adobe. Yet, building was temporarily halted by an order from Father Presidente de Sarria as many in the diocese felt the era of the mission was coming to a close. Work was then allowed to be finished on the mission when it was agreed that Mission San Francisco de Asís and Mission San Rafael would not be closed. Mission Solano is located across the street from the Sonoma military barracks, built in 1836 by General Vallejo. It is here where the first bear flag was raised over California on July 14, 1846, proclaiming California a republic while declaring independence from Mexico." [http://californiamissionsfoundation.org/mission-san-francisco-solano/11/12/2019] |
Search Terms |
Mexican California Mexican Era Mexican Period Mission impact - Indians Mission Period Missions - Architecture Missions - California Spanish - California Spanish Alta-California Spanish colonization |
Subjects |
Mission churches Painting Paper Watercolors |
People |
Goodman, Marian |
Credit line |
Courtey of Marian Goodman |