IVAN MESSENGER (1895-1983)

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Messenger moved to San Diego County in 1917 and worked at a farm in Lyons Valley east of San Diego. After receiving his M.A. in romance languages from Stanford University in 1921 he taught at Stanford and the University of Texas for a time, eventually returning to San Diego about 1925. He worked in Mexico in 1922 and 1932, and from 1936-37 painted in South America. Becoming a member of the informal group called the San Diego Moderns he exhibited with them in the early 1930s. Besides his work as a painter, Messenger was also a highly skilled and prolific printmaker.

BORREGO CHURCH

Oil on masonite, 15-1/2 x 20-1/2"

Signed lower right: Ivan Messenger

Inscribed verso: Borrego Church / Ivan Messenger / 6624 Borrego Ave / San Diego

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EZ137-CALIFORNIA TOWER

Aquatint-etching, 7.5 x 5.75"

Signed lower right: Ivan Messenger

Inscribed lower left: California Tower Ed. 35

Inscribed verso: Aquatint-etching / Ivan Messenger / 71747 Tunis Rd. / Rancho Mirage / Calif. 92270

Ref: Not For Tourists Only, An Early Portrait of San Diego by Ivan Messenger, page 28

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EZ140-PASTURE REFRESHMENT

Stone lithograph, 9.25 x 11"

Signed lower right: Ivan Messenger

Inscribed lower left: Pasture Refreshment

Ref: Not For Tourists Only, An Early Portrait of San Diego by Ivan Messenger, page 70

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