Crocker Art Museum
For anyone interested in American art, this is of interest. For anyone interested in Californian art, it is a genuine must-see. Most of the collection displayed here dates to the 1870s and was personally collected by E. B. Crocker.
Crocker was born in 1818 in New York and in the 1850s moved to Sacramento with his second wife, Margaret. He served as the State Supreme Court Justice until he was struck down by a stroke. He then devoted his time to commissioning an art gallery and filling it with local art of the period. Following his death, his wife donated most of the collection and the gallery to the city of Sacramento. The art displayed is particularly interesting as another expression of California's history in the important era of the Gold Rush and afterwards. Examples include "Sunday Morning in the Mines" by Charles Christian Nahl.
More recent American works have also been added to the collection such as Romare Bearden's "Mother and Child" dating from 1968. Don't forget to take some time to enjoy the building itself. It is a beautiful example of a Victorian home. Admission to the museum is $6 and opening hours are from 10 am to 5pm Tuesday to Sunday with late opening on a Thursday.
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