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As a group, these drawings show a cross-section of San Diego as it appeared about half a century ago, from the historic and picturesque, to the commercial and modern.\u00a0 They were perhaps part of a large commission from a business or civic organization, possibly the Chamber of Commerce, whose Old San Diego building is depicted in one of the drawings, or possibly drawn for a publication such as the San Diego Evening Tribune<\/strong>, where he was a staff artist. As drawings, they have an informal sketchbook quality, at the same time accurately capturing a sense of place and the details of landscape and architecture. Indeed, extant examples of more finished watercolors of these subjects are known, in the collection of the artist.<\/p>\n

Eric Poulson began his career as an artist in his native Montreal, Quebec, in Canada. He moved to San Diego in 1958, where for 15 years he was the staff artist for the San Diego Evening Tribune<\/strong>. In that capacity, he contributed dozens of drawings, including portraits of politicians, visiting heads of state, and sports celebrities. He kept a scrapbook of letters of appreciation from his subjects, including a letter from former President Richard Nixon thanking him for a sketch of First Lady Patricia Nixon.<\/p>\n

Condition: Generally very good with the usual light overall toning, wear, soiling associated with illustration art.\u00a0 Pencil margin lines in many of the works, as issued.<\/p>\n

References:<\/p>\n

Albert, Janice.\u00a0 \u201cHelen Hunt Jackson.\u201d California Authors. <\/em>\u00a020 April 2004.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.cateweb.org\/CA_Authors\/Jackson.html (27 October 2004).<\/p>\n

Anderson, Dorothy. \u201cLetters to the Editor: Cove closing a sign of the times.\u201d\u00a0 16 January 2003.\u00a0 La Jolla Light.<\/em>\u00a0 http:\/\/www.lajollalight.com\/2003\/01\/16\/o030116letters_to_editor.html<\/p>\n

\u201cCabrillo.\u201d National Park Service.<\/em> http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/cabr\/ (25 October 2004).<\/p>\n

Heath, Lynda. “Re: Drawings by Eric Poulson.” E-mail. 11 July 2006.<\/p>\n

\u201cOld Town State Historic Park.\u201d San Diego Historical Society.<\/em>\u00a0 http:\/\/www.sandiegohistory.org\/links\/oldtown.htm (25 October 2004).<\/p>\n

Shupe, Gordon.\u00a0 \u201cA Brief History of the First Presbyterian Church, San Diego, California.\u201d First Presbyterian Church.<\/em>\u00a0 http:\/\/www.fpcsd.org\/about\/history.html (27 October 2004).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eric Poulson
\nBalboa Park, San Diego [San Diego Zoo Entrance]
\nBalboa Park, San Diego Zoo [Flamingoes]
\nBalboa Park, San Diego Zoo [Polar Bears]
\nBalboa Park [San Diego Zoo Tour Bus]<\/strong>
\nBalboa Park, San Diego [Statue of El Cid and the House of Hospitality]
\nGlobe Theater, Balboa Park, San Diego
\nBalboa Park, San Diego [The Botanical Building and Lily Pond]
\nBalboa Park [The House of Hospitality]<\/strong>
\nSpanish Village, Balboa Park
\nHighway 163, Cabrillo Freeway<\/strong>
\nAmerican: c. 1958-1973
\nCharcoal and cont\u00e9 crayon on paper and illustration board
\nSigned lower right \u201cEric Poulson\u201d; some titled
\n15 x 11 inches average overall, approximate
\n$200 each<\/p>\n

Various drawings are from a large collection of drawings in our inventory by Eric Poulson depicting landscape and city scenes in San Diego, California, and the surrounding area.<\/p>\n

The particular ones shown here are of the Balboa Park area. A 1,200-acre recreation and cultural center at the northeast edge of the business district, Balboa Park\u2019s grounds, museums, historic buildings and the world-famous San Diego Zoo.\u00a0 Some of the buildings in Poulson\u2019s drawings, including the House of Hospitality and the Botanical Building, were built by the City of San Diego for the 1915-1916 Panama-California Exposition.\u00a0 In 1930, the city added Anna Hyatt Huntington\u2019s equestrian statue of \u201cEl Cid\u201d to the plaza. \u00a0A portion of Highway 163, the Cabrillo Freeway, runs north-south through a wooded canyon in the park and has been designated a scenic highway.<\/p>\n

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