Guide to the Santa Cruz Art League Collection (1919-1993) – History Timeline

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October 11,   1919 Santa Cruz   Art League founded
September 2,   1922 Margaret   Rogers became President of the League, a position she held for 24 years.
1928 First juried   annual Statewide Art Exhibit
1947 League   purchased lot at 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz, Calif.
1948-49 Dr. John D.   Fuller, President
1949 Groundbreaking   ceremony for Gallery; League incorporated as a non-profit 501c (3)   educational institution
1950-51 Lillian   Huebner, President, Last Supper Citizens Committee formed to purchase “The   Last Supper” exhibit
July 1, 1951 Galleries   dedicated, and “The Last Supper” exhibit installed
1951-1952 Ralph Gray,   President
1953-1958 Beaux Arts   Balls
1983-1984 The Last   Supper Citizen Committee abandoned, and the “ Last Supper” exhibit came under   the conditional ownership of the League
1987-1988 Jim Price,   President
August, 1990 “The Last   Supper” moved to Santa Cruz Memorial Park and Funeral Home