IUC Irvine Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art (Langson IMCA) presents its fall exhibition, End of the Range: Charlotte Skinner in the Eastern Sierra, featuring 31 paintings along with drawings, photographs, and ephemera spanning Charlotte Skinner’s lifelong career as an artist and educator. The presentation also includes 24 additional works by artists in Skinner’s circle and 13 related paintings drawn from Langson IMCA’s collection.
On view October 5, 2024 – January 18, 2025, End of the Range is organized by the Nevada Museum of Art, where it was on view October 14, 2023 – May 5, 2024. The exhibition is generously supported by John A. White, Jr., in memory of Charlotte Skinner’s grandson, James Skinner.
Charlotte Butler Skinner (1879𑁒1963) defined herself as a painter of the remote Sierra Nevada and desert country of Owens Valley, CA. Lone Pine Peak, Mount Whitney, the Alabama Hills, and other landmarks of that distinctive landscape were the central focus of her body of work. She also immersed herself in printmaking and teaching art classes to local children. Even after Skinner left the family homestead and relocated to Eugene, OR, and later to Morro Bay, CA, she continued to render these scenes for the rest of her life.
UCI Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art (Langson IMCA) is home to two foundational gifts of California Art from The Irvine Museum and Gerald E. Buck estate. In addition, the permanent collection of more than 4,700 works from the late 19th century and early 20th century through present day continues to grow, augmented by acquisitions and gifts. The university is planning to construct a permanent museum and research institute to serve as a global magnet for the presentation and study of California Art within its social, historical, environmental, and cultural frameworks. Langson IMCA is currently located in an interim museum space at 18881 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 100, in Irvine, CA. It is open to all Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 4 pm. Admission and parking are free. For more information, visit imca.uci.edu
