Afternoon at Diver's Cove
Artist
Phil Dike
(1906 - 1990)
Date1980
MediumWatercolor
Dimensions22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of the Hilbert Collection
Object number2018.136
DescriptionThis watercolor by Phil Dike sums up the legend and reality of the Golden State as a center of travel, tourism and leisure allure: family members relax in their Laguna Beach abode, as a variety of waterside activities take place below. The view looks north toward Emerald Bay. One of the founders of the California Scene style, and Southern Californian through and through, Phil Dike was born in Redlands. He studied at Chouinard and was employed for a time by Walt Disney, teaching drawing composition to Disney Studios animators and working on such classic films as Snow White and Fantasia as a sketch artist, color coordinator and advisor. By the time he left Disney in 1945, he was also a well-known fine artist and recipient of many awards.
He went on to teach at Chouinard, found art schools with Rex Brandt and Phil Paradise, and from 1950 was professor of art at Scripps College and Claremont Graduate School, retiring as emeritus professor in 1970.
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