“Saving Paradise” Exhibition at the Irvine Museum June 16th through October 23rd, 2010

A new exhibition recently opened at the Irvine Museum on June 16^th, 2010.  Titled “Saving Paradise”, this superb collection of paintings celebrates the unspoiled beauty of Early California.  Concentrating specifically on California Impressionist paintings created from 1870 through 1930, the exhibition includes works by such notable artists as Guy Rose, Benjamin Brown, Alice Chittenden, Jack Wilkinson Smith, Jessie Arms Botke, and Elmer Wachtel.  

The Irvine Museum is located at 18881 Von Karman Avenue, Ste. 100 (Ground Level) Irvine, CA  92612  Telephone: (949) 476-0294 website: www.irvinemuseum.org Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11 am to 5 pm.  Admission is free.