1917 February 5, ππππ©π©πππ§ πππ¬π¨:
Mabel and Myron Haig spend the day “enjoying the beauties” of Laguna Beach.
1920 June 10, ππππ©π©πππ§ πππ¬π¨:
βIn Laguna Beachβ¦the old pavilion was converted to a gallery managed by the artists themselvesβ¦a permanent association has been formed.”
1921 November 4, ππππ©π©πππ§ πππ¬π¨:
Mabel Haig exhibits her water color painting βMorning Mistβ in a competitive exhibit at the Southwest Museum,
in Los Angeles.
1922 August 7, πππ£π©π πΌπ£π πππππ¨π©ππ§:
Mabel Haig exhibits in the August Anniversary exhibition of the Laguna Beach Art Association. Among the other exhibiting artists are Benjamin Brown, Frank Cuprien, Henri DeKruif, William Griffith, and Anna Hills.
1923 January 4, ππππ©π©πππ§ πππ¬π¨:
Mabel George Haig is accepted as a member of the California Watercolor Society. She will exhibit with the group
in January at the Franklin Galleries in Hollywood.
1923 January 11, πππ£π©π πΌπ£π πππππ¨π©ππ§:
Mabel spends a week with Anna Hills in Laguna at her home in Laguna Beach.
1923 January 23, ππ€π¨ πΌπ£πππ‘ππ¨ πππ’ππ¨:
Mabel Haig is accepted as one of the first 20 members of the California Water Color Society. She exhibits with
the groupβs artists including, Edouard Vysekal, Karl Yens, Marion Kavanagh Wachtel, and Carl Borg.
1923 March 21, ππππ©π©πππ§ πππ¬π¨:
Mabel Haig speaks about California Painters to a local womenβs PEO group. The article mentions, βThe fact that
Mrs. Haig is personally acquainted with many of these artists made it especially interesting. She predicted that California would some day be one of the great art centers of the world.β
1924 April 10, ππππ©π©πππ§ πππ¬π¨:
Mabel Haig is honored as a finalist in a national House Beautiful Magazine cover design contest. βHer picture with others chosen for display, has been on exhibition at the Boston Public Library, and the Art Center in New York City, and will be shown in several other cities throughout the East, and in Chicagoβ¦β
1924 May 23, ππππ©π©πππ§ πππ¬π¨:
Anna Hills and her students exhibit at Whittier Womanβs clubhouse. Ten students, including Mrs. Myron J. Haig (Mabel Haig), exhibit water colors and oils.
1934 July 14, ππππ©π©πππ§ πππ¬π¨:
The California Water Color Society exhibits 60 watercolor paintings at the gallery. Β Among the exhibiting artists were: Phil Dike, Hardie Gramatky, Mabel George Haig, Eduard Vysekal, Donna Schuster, and Lucille Hinkle.Β
1934 July 27, ππ€πͺπ©π πΎπ€ππ¨π© πππ¬π¨:
The South Coast News, announces that Whittier has organized an Art Association βfor the whole surrounding community between Los Angeles and Laguna Beachβ. The Association is sponsoring art classes in water color landscape by Mabel George Haig; life drawing by Eleanor Colburn, sculpture by Ruth Peabody, and pottery by
pupils of Glen Lukens.
1934 August 20, ππ€π¨ πΌπ£πππ‘ππ¨ πππ’ππ¨:
The Los Angeles Times Newspaper announces that the writing of the late Anna Hills, βHow to Judge Picturesβ,
will be read at a meeting of the Whittier Art Association.Β Anna Hills was one of the cofounders of the
Laguna Beach Art Center and Gallery.
Note: The correct title of the document is βHow to Judge a Pictureβ, written by Anna Hills for a talk she gave about two months before she passed away in 1930.
1934 September 16, ππ€π¨ πΌπ£πππ‘ππ¨ πππ’ππ¨ :
The Whittier Art Gallery exhibits paintings by the late Anna Hills; water colors by Mabel George Haig, and
engravings by Paul Landacre. Harry Muir Kurtzworth will speak at the open meeting on βArt in Southern Californiaβ.Β
1938 December 6, ππππ©π©πππ§ πππ¬π¨:
Ground breaking exercises were held at 727 South Painter Avenue, attended by Art Association members and representatives of leading civic organizations. Mrs. Mryon Haig, president of the Whittier Art Association, accepted the deed of the property on which would be built the new home of the Whittier Art Center. She turned at least one shovel of dirt to speed up the actual building work.Β
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Note:Β The galleryβs original address of 727 So. Painter Ave. was changed to 8035 Painter Ave. in the 1960s.
1930 August 9, πππ£π©π πΌπ£π πππππ¨π©ππ§:
The Laguna Beach Art Gallery exhibits 76 canvases in the 12th Anniversary show. Some of the exhibiting artists
were William Wendt, Joseph Kleitsch, William A. Griffith, Mabel George Haig, Karl Yens, Frank Cuprien, and
Clyde Forsythe.
1939 February 14, ππππ©π©πππ§ πππ¬π¨:
Mabel George Haig was invited to exhibit at the World’s Fair on Treasure Island.
1939 March 20, ππππ©π©πππ§ πππ¬π¨:
The gallery has been designed with βspecial lighting effectsβ, and the walls will be of burlap.
βThe building has been so constructed thatβ¦a wing or wings may be added.β
1939 April 10, ππππ©π©πππ§ πππ¬π¨:
New Building of Whittier Art Group to Open Tonight.
“All is in readiness for the opening tonight at 8 o’clock of the galleries of the Whittier Art Association, South Painter Avenue and Moorland Drive. Members of the organization, aided by loyal friends, have labored months towards this achievement.”
1941 December 3, ππππ©π©πππ§ πππ¬π¨:
Millard Sheets attends a dinner party before his evening as a guest speaker at the Whittier Art Gallery.
Mabel Haig studied with Millard Sheets in 1930.
1942 July 28, ππππ©π©πππ§ πππ¬π¨:
Mabel Haig exhibits water colors in group exhibit. She has exhibited at the Dalzell Hatfield Galleries in Los Angeles.
Note: The Dalzell Hatfield Galleries in Los Angeles were located in the elegant Ambassador Hotel.