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The CaliforniansPainting by Raymond Neher. "The Californians" is a painting that represents some
of the wide diversity of people making up California. My guess is that
the blond hippie-like character in the center at the back is in fact the
artist himself as Raymond liked to paint himself into his paintings. The
blond hair, mustache, and glasses and the likeness to him even though I
didn't get to meet him for some 20 or 30 years after this work must have
been painted make me feel certain of this. When Raymond moved west from
the East Coast, he must have landed himself smack in the middle of the
age of 1960's "flower power" at
the dawning of the age of Aquarius in San Francisco
(listen to clip of
"Aquarius"
A notable feature of the painting is the rainbow behind the group of Californians. Presumably this is a reference to the Rainbow Family. If you have any information about this painting, please contact John Corney at ArikiArt.com.
If you are the owner or know of the owner of this painting, please contact ArikiArt
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