The Hot Dog Stand

Artist Charles F. Keck (1913 - 2003)

Datec.1940

MediumWatercolor on paper

Dimensions17 1/2 x 15 in. (44.5 x 38.1 cm)

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineThe Hilbert Collection

Object numberKec-2

DescriptionA red-swim-suited woman in a confident stance takes center stage in this 1940s scene set in Ocean Park, the popular Santa Monica neighborhood that includes the famous Pier, Promenade, parks and a swathe of the beach. Charles F. Keck attended Chouinard Art Institute in the 1930s, where Millard Sheets, Phil Dike and Phil Paradise were among his teachers. Keck became a prominent figure in the California Scene painting movement, depicting scenes of everyday life in the Golden State. He served in the Signal Corps in Alaska during World War II, and painted Alaskan landscapes and scenes of military life. After the war, Keck and his wife settled in Los Angeles, where he spent the next 36 years teaching and painting. His favored subjects were landscapes punctuated with people: industrial scenes, scenes of farm life, and scenes of people toiling at their daily labors. His work shows strong composition with tones sometimes bold and sometimes somber.

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