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1950 Sheets Pictorial Map of Northern California
PanoramaTodayNorCal-sheets-1950$125.00
Title
The Panorama Today in Northern California its resources activities and opportunities.
1950 (undated) 15 x 21.5 in (38.1 x 54.61 cm) 1 : 725000
1950 (undated) 15 x 21.5 in (38.1 x 54.61 cm) 1 : 725000
Description
A highly-stylized c. 1950 pictorial map of Northern California by Millard Sheets, commissioned by the American Trust Company. It highlights the wide variety of economic and leisure activities in the region.
A Closer Look
Stretching from Sonoma County to the Monterey Peninsula and inland to the Sierra Nevada, this map illustrates the varied industrial and commercial economy of Northern California, from fishing along the coast to viticulture in Napa and Sonoma, heavy industry in Oakland, and raising livestock further inland. Leisure activities are also depicted, including beachgoers near Santa Cruz, a golfer on the Monterey Peninsula, and campers and skiers in the mountains at right. Finally, natural scenes of birds and other wildlife appear, along with landmarks such as the State Capitol in Sacramento.Publication History and Census
This map was drawn by Millard Sheets around the year 1950 and printed by lithogravure. It was paired with another map by Sheets titled 'The Pageant of History in Northern California.' The present map is only listed among the collections at Stanford University and the California Historical Society.Cartographer
Millard Owen Sheets (June 24, 1907 - March 31, 1989) was an American artist and designer best known for his watercolors and murals. Born in Southern California, he attended the Chouinard Art Institute and was a student of Frank Tolles Chamberlin and Clarence Hinkle. Even before graduating, he was highly regarded for his watercolors and his work was soon displayed all over the country. During the Great Depression, he was a leading figure in the Public Works of Art Project, and during the Second World War, he spent time in South Asia as an artist-correspondent. During the 1930s-1940s, he increasingly took up large-scale mural projects, including mosaic murals. He also worked in bronze sculpture and stained glass, and also produced architectural designs. His works are strongly influenced by Realism, taking working and oppressed peoples as their subject, and bear some resemblance to other celebrated artists of the era, such as Diego Rivera. Sheets is considered one of the founders of California Scene Painting. More by this mapmaker...
Condition
Excellent.
References
Rumsey 8080.000. OCLC 83749561, 953572733.