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Eliot O'Hara: Ring of Fire
April 24, 2015 - June 13, 2015
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The Southern Alleghenies
Museum of Art at Loretto is presenting its latest exhibition, Eliot O'Hara:
Ring of Fire, on view April 24 through June 13, 2015. The exhibition
features more than 90 works from America's most popular watercolorist of
the mid-20th century.
Titled "Ring of Fire," the exhibition centers
on a part of the world that is often brought to our attention by catastrophe.
The Ring of Fire, or Pacific Rim, is frequently the site of tsunamis, volcanic
eruptions and earthquakes, yet its beauty is unrivaled. O'Hara painted all
of the watercolors on location over the course of many years, ranging from
Mexico and South America in the 1930s; the Pacific coast of North America
from the 1930s to the 1960s; Hawaii in 1939; Alaska in 1940; and New Zealand,
Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and Fiji during the 1950s. On loan
from Harmon-Meek Gallery in Naples, Fla., the exhibition debuted in 2006
before traveling to venues in Florida, South Dakota and Illinois. Southern
Alleghenies Museum of Art's exhibition will mark the first time Ring
of Fire has been displayed in nearly eight years.
O'Hara was a life member of the National Academy and American
Watercolor Society. Represented in more than 70 museum collections, the
artist is renowned for having the ability to capture the essence of any
locale. O'Hara authored six watercolor instruction books and, through the
Indianapolis Museum of Art, 20 films for art schools.
(above: Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969), Mountain
Village, Bolivia, 1933, Watercolor on paper, 15 x 22 inches. Courtesy
of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida)
Checklist
- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Aberdeen, Hong Kong's seaward harbor, 1953
- Watercolor on paper, 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Aloha Tower, Hawaii, 1939
- Watercolor on paper, 21 x 15 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Archway, Taxco, Mexico, 1937
- Watercolor on paper, 22 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Arequipa, Peru, 1933
- Watercolor on paper, 21 x 14 3/4 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Ballet in Marineland, CA, 1953
- Watercolor on paper, 22 x 15 3/4 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Banyan Tree in Marketplace, Bali, 1953
- Watercolor on paper, 14.75 x 22 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Bell Tower, La Paz, Bolivia, 1933
- Watercolor on paper, 15 x 21 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Beppu, Japan, 1953
- Watercolor on paper, 15 x 22 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Beyond Estancia Cerro Guido, Patagonia, Chile, 1933
- Watercolor on paper, 22 x 15 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Big Sur, CA, 1960
- Watercolor on paper, 15 1/2 x 22 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Blown Trees, Magellan, 1932
- Watercolor on paper, 15 1/2 x 21 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Bolivian Indian, 1933
- Watercolor on paper, 22 x 15 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- California Coast, 1968
- Watercolor on paper, 22 x 30 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- California Coast, The Heritage (Mendocino), 1955
- Watercolor on paper, 15 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Canadian Rockies I, 1955
- Watercolor on paper, 15 x 22 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Canadian Rockies II, 1955
- Watercolor on paper, 15 x 22 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Captive Thunder, Death Valley, CA, 1963
- Watercolor on paper, 22 x 30 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Castle Mt. (Mt. Eisenhower from 1946-79, Banff Nat'l Park),
1955
- Watercolor on paper, 21 1/2 x 16 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Cathedral in Arequipa, Peru, 1933
- Watercolor on paper, 22 x 15 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Cathedral in Mexico, 1936
- Watercolor on paper, 15 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Cerro Esperanto, Chile, 1933
- Watercolor on paper, 15 x 21 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Chinese Hat, Oahu / Reverse: Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii, 1939
- Watercolor on paper, 22 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Chinese Priest guards Thai Temple, Bangkok, 1953
- Watercolor on paper, 22 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Chinese Temple, Singapore, 1953
- Watercolor on paper, 14 x 20 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Coco Palms in Hawaii, 1939
- Watercolor on paper, 22 x 15 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Cocohead (Ko-Ko) Lighthouse, Hawaii, 1939
- Watercolor on paper, 15 1/2 x 22 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Cold Water, Alaska, 1968
- Watercolor on paper, 22 x 30 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Cuernavaca, Mexico, 1937
- Watercolor on paper, 15 x 22 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Cuzco from Cristobal, Peru, 1933
- Watercolor on paper, 21 x 15 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Dead Cedar, Lake Tahoe, CA, 1950
- Watercolor on paper, 15 x 22 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Death Valley Dunes, CA, 1969
- Watercolor on paper, 22 x 30 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- El Tronodor, Chile, 1933
- Watercolor on paper, 15 x 21 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- El Tronodor, Chile II, 1933
- Watercolor on paper, 15 x 21 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Emperor's Summer house, Hayama Beach, Japan, 1953
- Watercolor on paper, 15 x 22 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Figures on a Beach, Hawaii, 1939
- Watercolor on paper, 15 x 20 1/4 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- From Estancia, Cerro Guido, Patagonia, Chile, 1933
- Watercolor on paper, 15 1/4 x 21 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Golden Gate Fog, CA, 1954
- Watercolor on paper, 16 1/2 x 22 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Guardian of the Temple, Bangkok, 1953
- Watercolor on paper, 19 x 13 1/2 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Guardian of the Temple, Nara, Japan, 1953
- Watercolor on paper, 21 1/2 x 15 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Hat Market, Taxco, Mexico, 1937
- Watercolor on paper, 15 x 22 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Hilltop Houses, S.F.,CA, 1955
- Watercolor on paper, 22 x 14 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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- Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)
- Hong Kong, 1953
- Watercolor on paper, 22 1/4 x 15 inches
- Courtesy of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
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