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James Mathers looks at Norton Wisdom's art studio
James Mathers looks at the paintings in Norton Wisdom's art studio at 3948 Topanga Lane (in The Snake Pit).
James Mathers painting, "Adam and Eve," early 2000s
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…
James Mathers painting, "Clown Hides," 2017
James Mathers's painting "Clown Hides" shows a clown hiding after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. Rangers walk in The Rodeo Grounds by nasturtium flowers and arundo bamboo.
The painting was in "The Druids of Topanga,"…
The painting was in "The Druids of Topanga,"…
James Mathers painting, "Cottonwood Tree," c. 1999
James Mathers's painting shows the artist standing below the spirit in the Cottonwood Tree in The Rodeo Grounds.
James Mathers painting, "Hummingbird," c. 1999
James Mathers's painting shows a hummingbird perched on a Yucca plant on the hill above The Rodeo Grounds.
James Mathers painting, "Phantom of the Rodeo Grounds"
James Mathers's painting "Phantom of the Rodeo Grounds" shows the artist returning to the site of his former home at 3726 Rodeo Grounds at night after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. Nasturtium flowers and arundo bamboo…
James Mathers painting, "Rodeo Grounds at Night," c. 1999
James Mathers's painting shows the sky above The Rodeo Grounds at night, with the dark shapes of bamboo (arundo) and eucalyptus trees.
James Mathers painting, "Rodeo Grounds Car," c. 1999
James Mathers's painting shows a car parked by bamboo (arundo) on the dirt road in The Rodeo Grounds.
James Mathers painting, "Sleeping Bag," 2017
James Mathers's painting "Sleeping Bag" shows where he slept in The Rodeo Grounds after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. Nasturtium flowers grow under a tree.
The painting was in "The Druids of Topanga," an art show at…
The painting was in "The Druids of Topanga," an art show at…
James Mathers paintings, "Hot Dog" and "Ant," c. 1980
James Mathers painted surfboards, "Hot Dog" and "Ant," shaped by Nathan Pratt, were exhibited in the show "Dogtown and the Legendary Z-Boys" at the California Heritage Museum (June 30 – October 27, 2024).
James Mathers plays the banjo in The Rodeo Grounds
James Mathers plays the banjo in his art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. Behind him are paintings by Daisy Duck McCrackin. One is a portrait of him.
James Mathers sits by his trailer at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
James Mathers sits on an easy chair by his airstream a trailer at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
James Mathers stands in his Rodeo Grounds art studio.
James Mathers stands shirtless among the paintings in his art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. He wears a chain necklace.
James Mathers stands in his studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
James Mathers wears a clown hat in his art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. He stands by his paintings for "Bagdad Cafe, the Musical" (based on the 1987 film), which depict the main character, Jasmin Münchgstettner.
James Mathers wears a funny hat in his art studio
James Mathers wears a funny hat in his art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. His paintings surround him. A trapezoidal abstract painting by Norton Wisdom hangs above the door. A painting of a woman with a hole in her chest by Io Free Jones leans against…
James Mathers wears a scarf at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
James Mathers stands shirtless in his yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. He wears a hat with a flower, heart-shaped sunglasses, a scarf, and necklaces.
James Mathers wears rabbit ears at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
James Mathers wears rabbit ears and prepares to light a hand-rolled cigarette in his yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
James Mathers's art studio is vandalized 1/4
James Mathers's art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds is vandalized with graffiti during State Parks' eviction of Lower Topanga. A sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Fourault stands at left. A painting by Norton Wisdom lies on the ground at right.
James Mathers's art studio is vandalized 2/4
The door to James Mathers's art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds has a broken window after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. Graffiti says, "Not enough paper to record all the beauty that this door has opened up to."
James Mathers's art studio is vandalized 3/4
James Mathers's art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds is vandalized after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. Graffiti says, "This place will live on in our minds forever. -- C. H."
James Mathers's art studio is vandalized 4/4
James Mathers's art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds is vandalized after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. Graffiti says, "Where's James?"
James Mathers's belongings are piled by his airstream trailer
James Mathers's belongings are piled on the deck in front of his airstream trailer during the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. Arundo bamboo grows around a surfboard in the yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
James Mathers's Cadillac was carried downstream, 1/2
James Mathers's Cadillac got stuck as Topanga Creek rose. The car was carried 100 feet downstream to Topanga Lane before the water receded.
James Mathers's Cadillac was carried downstream, 2/2
James Mathers's Cadillac got stuck in Topanga Creek as the water rose,. The car was carried about 30 feet downstream to Topanga Lane.
James Mathers's house in The Snake Pit, 1/5
Olive the cat lies on a rug by a bathtub in the bathroom of James Mathers's house at 3948 Topanga Lane in The Snake Pit.
James Mathers's house in The Snake Pit, 2/5
James Mathers's stove is visible in the kitchen of his house at 3948 Topanga Lane in The Snake Pit.
James Mathers's house in The Snake Pit, 3/5
Reed Bernstein holds a bottle and leans in the doorway of James Mathers's house at 3948 Topanga Lane in The Snake Pit.
James Mathers's house in The Snake Pit, 4/5
Clothes are strewn over the chairs of the dining table at James Mathers's house at 3948 Topanga Lane in The Snake Pit. His artworks hang on the wall.
James Mathers's house in The Snake Pit, 5/5
Two paintings hang in the red bedroom of James Mathers's house at 3948 Topanga Lane in The Snake Pit. One shows water lilies. The other shows a naked woman lying on a bed in combat boots.
James Mathers's painting, "Ghost Rabbit," 2017
James Mathers's painting "Ghost Rabbit" shows palm trees growing above Larry Payne's former house at 3907 Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit). Only stone walls remain after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks.
The painting was in…
The painting was in…
Jamie Budge and friends gather at the Seaside Surf Shoppe
Jamie Budge (white shoes) and friends take a group photo in front of the Seaside Surf Shoppe (Asbury Park or Long Beach Island, New Jersey) while touring his surf film "The Living Curl" on the East Coast. Behind them is his van, which has a painted…
Jamie Budge films "The Californians" at Topanga Beach
Surf filmmaker Jamie Budge films "The Californians" (1967, 2010) at Topanga Beach with a 16mm Bolex camera. He has a toothpick in his mouth. His also made "The Living Curl" (1965). Greg MacGillivray previously used this camera to film "Cool Wave of…
Jamie Budge holds his 16mm camera like a Tommy gun
Surf filmmaker Jamie Budge wears a suit and holds his 16mm Bolex camera in a pose reminiscent of a Prohibition-era gangster holding a Tommy gun. This was a publicity photo for the unaired pilot of Budge's TV show "Wide World of Surfing." His films…
Jamie Budge interviews J. Riddle in Santa Monica, 1/3
Jamie Budge, holding a microphone, interviews J. Riddle, holding a Natural Progression surfboard, in Santa Monica. Budge was gathering content for the unaired pilot (and only filmed) episode of his TV show "Wide World of Surfing."
FLYER:
“Wide…
FLYER:
“Wide…
Jamie Budge interviews J. Riddle in Santa Monica, 2/3
Jamie Budge, holding a microphone, interviews J. Riddle, holding a Natural Progression surfboard, in Santa Monica. Budge was gathering content for the unaired pilot (and only filmed) episode of his TV show "Wide World of Surfing."
Jamie Budge interviews J. Riddle in Santa Monica, 3/3
Jamie Budge, holding a microphone, interviews J. Riddle, holding a Natural Progression surfboard, in Santa Monica. Budge was gathering content for the unaired pilot (and only filmed) episode of his TV show "Wide World of Surfing."
Jamie Budge, Pat Darren, and Jim Ganzer wear Roy's trunks
Jamie Budge (multi-contest winner and President of the Malibu Surfing Association in his official MSA trunks), Pat Darren, and Jim Ganzer model Roy's Cabana custom trunks in a magazine advertisement. They are holding their surfboards and standing at…
Jamie Fox leans on her hammock in The Rodeo Grounds
Jamie Fox leans on her hammock at her house at 3751 Rodeo Grounds.
Jan and Bert Moore with their children
Jan and Bert Moore with their children Mike, James, Chuck, and David.
Jan-Michael Vincent and Bonnie pose at Topanga Beach, 1/2
Actor Jan-Michael Vincent (shirtless) stands on driftwood by his wife Bonnie Poorman Vincent at Topanga Beach.
Jan-Michael Vincent and Bonnie pose at Topanga Beach, 2/2
Actor Jan-Michael Vincent (shirtless) stands on driftwood by his wife Bonnie Poorman Vincent at Topanga Beach.
Jan-Michael Vincent paddles his surfboard through the flood
Jan-Michael Vincent paddles his surfboard through the flood in The Rodeo Grounds.
Jan-Michael Vincent rides a horse at Topanga Beach
From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
Jan-Michael Vincent wears a military hat at Topanga Beach
From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
Jan-Michael Vincent, Harriet Lane, Paul Lovas, Gary Bertram
Two Unknowns, John Marrow, Tim Harvey, Jan-Michael Vincent, Harriet Lane, Paul Lovas, Gary Bertram, Woody Woodward, and Unknown gather at the 1994 Topanga Beach residents reunion to remember the neighborhood that was demolished in 1979.
Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul Randall, and George Trafton
Surfers Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul "Grab a Rail" Randall, and George Trafton share a wave a Topanga Beach.
Jan-Michael Vincent, Ronne Troup, and Jim Ganzer
Jan-Michael Vincent, Ronne Troup, and Jim Ganzer in Ganzer's Topanga Beach house.From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
Jane Handel and Ramona ride a horse on Topanga Lane, 1/2
Jane Handel and her daughter Ramona Handel-Bajema ride a horse on Topanga Lane.
Jane Handel and Ramona ride a horse on Topanga Lane, 2/2
Jane Handel and her daughter Ramona Handel-Bajema ride a horse on Topanga Lane.
Jane Handel holds Ramona at 3739 Rodeo Grounds, 1/2
Jane Handel holds her daughter Ramona Handel-Bajema at 3739 Rodeo Grounds. Jane's crocheted shirt was made by neighbor Anne Fuchs ("Bunny"). Her long necklace and Ramona's were made by neighbor Alexandra Sirkus.
Jane Handel holds Ramona at 3739 Rodeo Grounds, 2/2
Jane Handel holds her daughter Ramona Handel-Bajema at 3739 Rodeo Grounds. Jane's crocheted shirt was made by neighbor Anne Fuchs ("Bunny").
Jane Handel shades her eyes at 3703 Rodeo Grounds
Jane Handel shades her eyes at 3703 Rodeo Grounds. She is attending the wedding of Marty Nation and Karen Riggs.
Jane Handel sits on a fancy bench at 3739 Rodeo Grounds
Jane Handel sits on a fancy bench at 3739 Rodeo Grounds. She hand-colored this black-and-white photo.
Jane Handel stands by her garden at 3739 Rodeo Grounds
Jane Handel stands by her vegetable garden at 3739 Rodeo Grounds.
Jane McDuffie Thurston painting, "Little Picnic in Topanga"
Jane McDuffie Thurston (1887-1967) painting, "Little Picnic in Topanga," depicts Topanga Lagoon, and the tents and cabins of Cooper's Camp in an Impressionistic style.
Janet Marlborough leads Jegg Zolper on horseback
Janet Marlborough leads Jegg Zolper on horseback through Topanga State Park.
Jarnell Wingard and Aurora Glassock
Jarnell Wingard and Aurora Glassock stand by Jarnell's Topanga Beach house.
Jarnell Wingard and Aurora Glassock hold puppies
Jarnell Wingard and Aurora Glassock hold puppies in their laps at Topanga Beach.
Jarnell Wingard visits teenage friends in front of her house
Christian Andersen, Johnny Nation, Unknown, Jarnell Wingard, and Aurora Glassock sit in front of Jarnell's Topanga Beach house. A sign on the door says, "Hele mai / Noa Ka hale," in Hawaiian.
Jay Fernandez and Dick Sherman
Contractor Jay Fernandez and "Septic King" Dick Sherman cleared damaged roads and slides caused by heavy rains.
Jean Appleton painting, "The Woodward House," 1960s
Jean Appleton's painting shows the deck of Woody Woodward's house with an American flag at Topanga Beach.
Jean Dillingham teaches a Booster Club science program
Resource Conversation District worker Jean Dillingham teaches a Booster Club science program. From left: Erin Whalley, unknown, Rachel Rein, Matthew Dorland, Heather Haigh, Hannah Young.
Jean Stehelin and Jon Raymond
Furniture craftsman Jean Stehelin and sculptor Jon Raymond wear berets outside the Topanga Post Office and General Store, at Pine Tree Circle.
Jean-Baptiste Fourault builds flowers in The Rodeo Grounds
Jean-Baptiste Fourault builds colorful flower sculptures in his yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
Jean-Baptiste Fourault sculpture, "Wings," 2000s
Graffiti that says, "Idlers of the Bamboo Grove," and a sculpture of wings by Jean-Baptiste Fourault cover the outside wall of the art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
Jean-Baptiste Fourault's sculptures are lined up in the yard
Jean-Baptiste Fourault's sculptures of tribal heads are lined up in the yard. His fluid, white sculpture is at right. A painting by James Mathers leans against the boarded-up house at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
Jean-Louis Bartoli sits in his yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds
Jean-Louis Bartoli sits in an easy chair in his yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. He wears sunglasses.
Jeanne and Tom Mitchell's home after Northridge Earthquake
Jeanne and Tom Mitchell's home lists after the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
Jeff Lunsford built additional rooms in The Rodeo Grounds
Jeff Lunsford built additional rooms onto his house, which was originally the garage at 3719 Rodeo Grounds.
Jeff Lunsford holds his dog Little Arf in The Rodeo Grounds
Jeff Lunsford holds his dog Little Arf by his guitars at 3719 Rodeo Grounds.
Jeff Lunsford's house at 3719 Rodeo Grounds
A black cat stands in the front yard of Jeff Lunsford's house at 3719 Rodeo Grounds. Visible are a satellite dish, a bicycle, a wagon, and chairs.
Jeff Ort carries his surfboard and wetsuit
Jeff Ort carries his surfboard and wetsuit on W. Topanga Beach Rd.
Jeff Ort crouches on the wall of a wave at Topanga Beach
Surfer Jeff Ort crouches on the wall of a wave at Topanga Beach.
Jeff Ort does gymnastics at Terry Ward's beach house
Jeff Ort does gymnastics, spinning around a bar on the deck of Terry Ward's Topanga Beach house. A friend watches.
Jeff Ort plays drums with Blue Juice at Topanga Beach, 1/2
Jeff Ort (shirtless) plays drums with the band Blue Juice in The Yellow House at 18674 Topanga Beach Rd.
Jeff Ort plays drums with Blue Juice at Topanga Beach, 2/2
Jeff Ort (shirtless) plays drums with the band Blue Juice in The Yellow House at 18674 Topanga Beach Rd.
Jeff Ort sits by a potbelly stove in The Snake Pit
Jeff Ort sits by a potbelly stove in Bey Johnson's house in The Snake Pit. A poster on the wall advertises the band Jefferson Airplane.
Jeff Stork, USA Olympics volleyball team
Pepperdine volleyball coach Marv Dunphy coached the USA Olympics team with Jeff Stork to a gold medal.
Jenny Wemple and Lorry Batton sit on car
Jenny Wemple and Lorry Batton sit on car in front of their house on Topanga Lane. Patty Batton owned the house and rented to the Wemple family.
Jeremy Porfilio hangs ten on a wave at Topanga Beach
Surfer Jeremy Porfilio hangs ten on a wave at Topanga Beach.
Jerry Anderson, Nancy Anderson, and Larry Anderson
Siblings Jerry Anderson (4), Nancy Anderson (6), and Larry Anderson (8) stand on Robinson Rd. with lunch boxes before walking to school.
Jerry Cibilich sculpture, "Crystal Radio Antenna," 1991
Jerry Lee Cibilich (1957-2011) worked as a California lifeguard in the summer, and studied art in Italy in the winter under famous artists like Marco Gastini and Mario Merz. The ocean, found its way into his work through the use of salt, waves of all…
Jerry Hanks, Ray Alley, and Frank Molloy
Jerry Hanks, Ray Alley, and Frank Molloy drill a well for the new Community House.
Jerry Potvin's car is stuck in the mud on Topanga Lane, 1/2
Jerry Potvin's car is stuck in the mud after a flood at his house at 3839 Topanga Lane.
Jerry Potvin's car is stuck in the mud on Topanga Lane, 2/2
Jerry Potvin's car is stuck in the mud after a flood at his house at 3839 Topanga Lane.
Jerry, Alice (mother), Larry, and Nancy Anderson
Jerry, Alice (mother), Larry, and Nancy Anderson at Topanga Beach.
Jessi Woodhams drawing, "Sandstone Living Room," 2013
Nudists listen to a man play guitar at Sandstone Retreat, a free-love commune that opened off Saddle Peak Rd. in 1969.
Jessica Sanderson carries arundo in The Snake Pit
Jessica Sanderson carries a piece of arundo in The Snake Pit. The back of the Topanga Ranch Motel is at the end of the dirt road.
Jessica Williamson hikes on the hill in The Rodeo Grounds
Jessica Williamson hikes on the hill above The Rodeo Grounds on her birthday. She has a flower in her hair.
Jessica Wood and Moonstar Greene dress as punks
Jessica Wood and Moonstar Greene dress as punks with scarves, chains, safety pins, ear piercings, shaved hair, and buttons for bands (The Adolescents, PiL, The Cramps). They are at Moonstar's house in The Rodeo Grounds.
Jesus and Elena Santa Maria and Family Members
Black and white photo of Jesus and Elena Santa Maria's 50th wedding anniversary, son Dave leaning over Clo's daughters, Genevieve and Anna Louise Herrado
Jesus Santa Maria by Abalone Shell Arch
Black and white photo of Jesus Santa Maria by abalone shell arch circa 1920
Jesus, Elena Santa Maria and Son Adrian by Abalone Shell Arch
Black and white photo of Jesus and Elena Santa Maria and son Adrian by abalone shell arch 1920
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