Mission Inn — Hands on History

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Primary Object

Painting

Artist/Maker

George Melville Stone

Title/Object Name

California Mission Painting

Date

1909

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Dimensions

H – 49 1/2”
W – 30 1/8”

Artifact Descriptions

Painting of a statue of a monk standing in a garden. The monk represented is San Juan de Capistrano, the patron saint of Mission San Juan Capistrano. A plaque at the side of the painting reads: "California Mission Paintings, Oil on Canvas, Painted for the Mission Inn in 1909 by George Melville Stone (1858-1911).”

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Artists & Artisans | George Melville Stone

George melville Stone

Updated: July 19, 2007

ansas born artist George Melville Stone was one of several artists hired by Frank Miller to create artwork for the Mission Inn. His first painting for Miller was a portrait of Miller’s daughter, Allis. Stone created several paintings with a California mission theme. For many years, several of his paintings hung in the Cloister Walk, the area of the hotel commonly known as the Catacombs.

Other artists who created artwork for the Mission Inn included Frank Paul Sauerwein (1871-1910), Arthur Hill Gilbert (1894-1970) and James Edwin McBurney (1868-1955).

Lesson Plans & Standards

Classroom Lesson Plans
California Educational Standards

Online Links & Resources

Kansas City Public Library
http://www.kclibrary.org

Kansas State Historical Society
www.kshs.org

Bibliography

Hughes, Edan. (2002). Artists in California, 1786-1940. Sacramento, California: Crocker Art Museum.
Moore, Barbara. (Ed.). (1998). Historic Mission Inn. Riverside: Friends of the Mission Inn.