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The Californians

Painting 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"

) and I can imagine finding his hippy persona pretty readily.

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.

Hippies Painting - "The Californians" by Raymond Neher
The Californians
Acrylic on Canvas 36x48 inches
Raymond Neher
From a slide of the original artwork

If you are the owner or know of the owner of this painting, please contact ArikiArt


	Figurative Art by Raymond Neher
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