South Pacific Coast #21

Painting

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

South Pacific Coast #21

Entry/Object ID

NU 2024.230

Description

A painting, depicting the Los Gatos train station, with a train pulled in at the station. The Southern Pacific Railroad train features a green locomotive with a green train car. The green train station is behind the train, to the left. There are additional train tracks in the foreground, with stores and tree-covered hills in the background. Two men are inside of the locomotive, while one man is standing out side of the locomotive. The painting is matted and framed.

Artwork Details

Subject Place

City

Los Gatos

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Collection

Art Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Mike Kotowski

Role

Painter

Date made

circa 1975

Notes

Was featured in Orchard Supply Hardware's 1975 train calendar.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Lower right corner

Transcription

Kotowski

Language

English

Material/Technique

Painted

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

36 in

Length

22 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements include frame.

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Janet Aldrich

Owner/Agent

Janet Aldrich

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes/Remarks

Charles Aldrich, donor's husband, purchased the piece from the artist and displayed it in his living room above his piano. Sometime after his death, the donor donated it to the museum before moving to Arizona.

Exhibitions

The Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories - Phase 1

The Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories - Phase 2

The Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories - Phase 3