Professor William Judson painting a picture on the bank of the Colorado River during a trip with George Wharton James, ca.1910 (CHS-4237), William Lees Judson

Professor william judson painting a picture on the bank of the colorado river during a trip with george wharton james, ca. 1910 photograph of professor william lees judson painting a picture on the bank of the colorado river during a trip with george wharton james, ca. 1910. He sits on a small stool at right with his brush poised over his palette. His canvas can be seen mounted on a tripod in front of him. Miscellaneous camp gear litters the ground around and behind him. Another man stands in one of two small boats moored just off-shore at left. He is leaning over the water as though having just washed his hands. Trees grow thickly on the far bank.;william lees judson was a prominent painter who came to the los angeles area in 1893, and founded the first school of fine art in southern california, the los angeles college of fine arts. The college became part of the university of southern california in 1897. The original building erected on the site in the arroyo seco in garvanza in 1901 was designed by judson. He retired in 1920. Call number: chs-4237 photographer: pierce, c. C. (charles c. ), 1861-1946 filename: chs-4237 coverage date: circa 1910 part of collection: california historical society collection, 1860-1960 format: glass plate negatives type: images part of subcollection: title insurance and trust, and c. C. Pierce photography collection, 1860-1960 repository name: usc libraries special collections accession number: 4237 microfiche number: 1-18-24 archival file: chs_volume96/chs-4237. Tiff repository address: doheny memorial library, los angeles, ca 90089-0189 geographic subject (country): usa subject (naf): james, george wharton, 1858-1923 rights: digitally reproduced by the usc digital library; from the california historical society collection at the university of southern california subject (adlf): rivers project: usc repository email: specol@usc. Edu contributing entity: california historical society date created: circa 1910 publisher (of the digital version): university of southern california. Libraries format (aat): photographic prints; photographs legacy record id: chs-m16715; usc-1-1-1-13869 geographic subject: rivers: colorado river access conditions: send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Subject (file heading): portraits -- j; portraits -- schools & colleges format (aacr2): 2 photographs: glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w; 17 x 22 cm. , 16 x 21 cm. Subject (lcsh): painters; boats and boating subject: judson, william lees. Date: circa 1910 (date created).