Sutter County Museum Past Exhibits - 2011
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Herblock Cartoons at Museum
The Community Memorial Museum of Sutter County is hosting a traveling exhibit of cartoons
by renowned cartoonist Herb Block, aka Herblock. There are two sections in the exhibit,
one titled Presidents, Cartoons on Authority and Accountability and We the People,
Herblock on Democracy. This exhibit will remain through June 19.
During his illustrious career, Herblock caricatured 13 U.S. presidents and chronicled
American history from the 1929 Stock Market crash through summer 2001. He became the most
honored cartoonist of his time, winning three Pulitzer Prizes and sharing a fourth for his
Watergate cartoons which contributed to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon. He
was the only living cartoonist whose work was exhibited in the National Gallery of Art, and
the only living cartoonist to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Perhaps the most
remarkable quality of his cartoons is their timeliness and relevance to the political scene
today.
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River Valley High School Art Exhibit
Our latest exhibit comprises the work of the River Valley High School Art Department.
All of the artwork is by the students. The exhibit opens on April 20 (5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.) and
runs through May 6 during normal opening hours.
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The "Colors" exhibit of artwork at Sutter County Community Memorial Museum opened
on Friday. It is a collection of photography, mixed media, clay,
drawings, paintings, and sculpture, presented by the students of the Art Department
of Yuba City High School. All of the artwork is by students.
The exhibit runs from April 01 to April 15.
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The new exhibit titled Camp Far West, Gold Rush Outpost is open at the Community Memorial Museum of Sutter
County in Yuba City. While many people may think of Camp Far West as a local recreation area, its history
includes a U.S. Army post established in September 1849. Strategically located to guard the routes to the
gold mining region and the emigrant trail, Camp Far West occupied one square mile on a plateau near the
Bear River. It was also close to Johnson’s Ranch near the end of the emigrant trail where present day
Wheatland is today.
Captain Hannibal Day commanded a small garrison of infantry troops. With an extremely wet winter hitting
hard, the soldiers suffered greatly, living in tents while they struggled to build log cabins for shelter.
Their misery was compounded by malaria and even scurvy due to a lack of proper nutrition. Supplies from
the military command in Benicia were slow in arriving and insufficient when they did get to the little outpost.
Troops deserted in droves to mine the goldfields. Spurred by low pay, miserable living conditions and the
lure of finding gold, the men turned their backs on the military life. Captain Day despaired of having
enough troops to perform the camp’s mission of protecting the settlers and miners. Camp Far West was
abandoned in May 1852 after less than three years.
Nothing remains of the camp today. The land where it was located was worked by gold dredgers in the early
1900s. During World War II, that area became part of the Camp Beale Reservation. It is now in private ownership.
The brief span of Camp Far West in local history is recalled in the exhibit of replicas collected and loaned by
Mr. Bill Knorr of Yuba City. Objects on display include a military escort freight wagon, a cannon, army
uniforms from 1849 and other items of daily life in a Gold Rush era fort. The exhibit will remain at Community
Memorial Museum through March 20, 2011.
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