Collection of essays that examine the Modernist practices of California artists working in the first half of the Twentieth century. Contributers include: Paul J. Karlstrom, Richard Cándida Smith, Susan Landauer, Gray Brechin, Peter Selz, Margarita Nieto, David Gebhard, Bram Dijkstra, Susan M. Anderson, William Moritz, Therese Thau Heyman and Derrick R. Cartwright.