James Mathers painting, "Adam and Eve," early 2000s

Title

James Mathers painting, "Adam and Eve," early 2000s

Description

James Mathers's painting, "Adam and Eve," shows an angel expelling the sinners from the Garden of Eden with a flaming sword. There are several allusions to The Rodeo Grounds, which was evicted by State Parks. These include a deer in the arundo bamboo, the headlights of a car on the dirt road, and Mathers's cat Zero.

Date

early 2000s

Source

Digital only

Rights

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Creator

James Mathers
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Collection

Citation

James Mathers, “James Mathers painting, "Adam and Eve," early 2000s,” Topanga Historical Society Digital Archive, accessed November 8, 2026, https://topangahistoricalsociety.org/archive/document/3307.