Curator Talk | Susan M. Anderson

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This program is presented in conjunction with Langson IMCA's exhibition Bohemian of the Arroyo Seco: Idah Meacham Strobridge, on view through January 13, 2024.
Guest curator Susan M. Anderson discusses the countercultural community that arose in the Arroyo Seco area of Los Angeles during the first decade of the twentieth century within the context of the American Arts and Crafts movement. The Arroyo Seco sustained a community of artists, writers, and artisans that celebrated camaraderie, and enthusiasm for la vie bohème (the bohemian life) as a means of resisting industrialization and the dehumanization that accompanied it. Idah Meacham Strobridge and other bohemians translated their lifestyles into art and literature, becoming cultural entrepreneurs.
Following the program, Anderson will be available in the gallery to answer questions and speak with visitors and program attendees.
This program is free and open to all.
Please email imca@uci.edu with questions or requests for accommodations.

Image credits: Susan M. Anderson, photo courtesy of Susan M. Anderson; Hanson Duvall Puthuff, Verdugo Canyon, after 1926, Oil on canvas, 32 x 40 in. UCI Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art, Gift of The Irvine Museum

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