Exhibit Opening – The Art & Life of Joe De Yong
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Date & Time
Sat, Jul 15 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Address (map)
3596 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez
Venue (website)
Santa Ynez Historical Museum
Joe De Yong (1894-1975) was a preeminent western artist, whose inspirational life story should be shouted from rooftops. But Joe wasn’t like that, preferring to draw attention to others rather than himself. His own life was remarkable, from a childhood case of cerebral meningitis that left him deaf for the rest of his life, to becoming the only protégé of Charles M. Russell, to working on movie sets with Cecil B. DeMille and western celebrities of the time. He had an incredible talent himself; his art spanned painting, sketching, illustrating, etching, and sculpting.
The Exhibit will officially open on Saturday, July 15th. The exhibit features his life in photographs, his art, sculpture, etchings and even his illustrated chaps and hat. Additionally, the evening will feature a showing of a movie for which De Yong designed costumes and served as historical consultant. Guests will enjoy watching “Shane” in the Parks-Janeway Carriage House, and popcorn will be served from the Museum’s 1909 Cretor Popcorn Wagon.