The Life and Legacy of a California Artist by Erin Lee Gafill was first published in Alta Vista Magazine, Monterey Herald, November 28, 1993, and again in the California Historian Magazine, Conference of California Historical Societies, Volume 48, Number 4, Summer 2002. Gafill and her husband Tom Birmingham are currently working on a book about the artist, who is also her great great grandmother.
Jane Gallatin Powers with her son Gallatin (Gal) circa 1908. Photographer: Arthur Genthe. San Francisco, California
Barn and Field, Carmel Valley. Oil on wood. Jane Gallatin Powers, circa 1910.Capri Hill Town, oil on canvas, 20″x16″, Jane Gallatin Powers, circa 1930.
Portrait of a Woman (Sinclair Lewis’ niece) – oil on canvas – Jane Gallatin Powers circa 1930Portrait of Lolly, oil on canvas, Jane Gallatin Powers, circa 1930.
Portrait of Lolly, oil on canvas, by Jane Gallatin Powers, circa 1932Portrait of Young Man, oil on canvas, by Jane Gallatin Powers. Circa 1930.
About This Site
Erin Lee Gafill and Tom Birmingham live and work in Big Sur, California. Contact us if you would like to visit.
