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Low (Helen and Marjorie) Estate Collection

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2011-005

Content Description

These items were selected from the home of Low sisters, Helen and Marjorie, at the request of their surviving sister and donor, Dorothy Low Brilliant. See Inventory below for details. See also, Accession 2011-006.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Gift of Dorothy and Ashleigh Brilliant In Memory of Helen and Marjorie Low

Restrictions Apply

No

Inventory

1. John Nelson Marble, "Oak Park", oil on canvas, 27x22" 2. William Louis Otte: "The Rincon from the Riviera", pastel on paper, 18x14" FAS 34 3. William Louis Otte: "Hillside Landscape", pastel on paper, 6x4" 4. Edward Willis Hicks: "Mesa Cliff", oil on canvas, 20x24" FAS 40 5. Edward Willis Hicks "In Santa Ynez Mts.", oil on masonite, 20x24" 6. Edward Willis Hicks "Near Gaviota", oil on masonite, 8x10" 7. Edward Willis Hicks "Yellow Daisies and Poppies on Mt. Figeroa", oil on masonite, 10x8" 8. Portrait of Captain Charles Porter Low, b/w photo print, c. late 1800's early 1900's, 18.5 x 15.5". 9. (1) clock, n.d., black marble, 9.25"H x 10.75"W x 6.25"D BV, above dwr. 188 10. (2) book ends, carved from purple porphyry salvaged from Captain Charles Low's Santa Barbara Mesa residence, 3.5"H x 4.5"W x 1.75"D 11. One piano, Steinway and Sons upright, white finish on gilded and painted carved art case, c.1893, serial #77994, purchased by Marjorie Low from the Santa Barbara School of the Arts.