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Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Laguna Beach Art Association Gallery, Laguna Beach, Published 1970. Wraps, [40] pp (unpaginated); 21 x 21 cm; illustrated with 17 full-color and 17 black-and-white reproductions of award-winning paintings, plus black-and-white portraits of the Society officers and jury members. In Very Good condition. Bright yellow paper wraps printed in black and red with a stylized brush motif on the front cover; light bumping to corners and light overall shelf wear and soiling to covers. Binding tight. Otherwise unmarked. Catalog of the golden-anniversary exhibition of the California National Water Color Society (founded 1921 as the California Water Color Society at the Los Angeles County Museum), held November 1 through 29, 1970, during the presidency of Frank Ackerman. Substantial documentary content for a single exhibition catalog: printed congratulatory letters from Ronald Reagan, Governor of California, and from Michael Straight, Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (September 8, 1970); a history of the Society from 1921 forward; portraits of the 1970-1971 officers and Jury of Selection and Awards (Ralph Hulett, Chairman, with Walter Askin, Wayne La Com, Hazel Harper, and Delmer Yoakum); a full schedule of award winners (Home Savings Purchase Award of $700 to Morten E. Solberg for "Heather Reef"; American Watercolor Society Award of $150 to Rex Brandt for "Big Pepper"; awards from Triangle Lithograph, Hallmark, Grumbacher, Winsor & Newton, Arches, and others); the President's Message by Frank Ackerman; seventeen color and seventeen black-and-white plates of award-winning works; a complete exhibitor list with painting titles and asking prices; and a member directory with addresses (plus honorary members and representatives). Catalog designed by Frank Ackerman, photography by Norman Wexler, printed by Triangle Lithograph Co.