Topping Guayule Seedlings, c. 1940s Arthur Beaumont Lucien Labaudt

Lucien Labaudt

an original watercolor painting by Ken Decker

Established in 1881

but when Dad painted this watercolor

the Springfield Museum

Topping Guayule Seedlings, c. 1940s Arthur Beaumont Lucien LabaudtAt the start of WWII, the government started an ill fated program in the California Central Valley to turn Guayole into rubber to help the war effort. Exhibited: The American Scene, Regionalist Painters of California 1930 1960's, Fallbrook Arts Center, Sept. 1999. "This Enchanted Land, American Regionalism 1930 Today", at the Fallbrook Art Center, May 19th July 1st, 2012. This watercolor is available as a museum quality fine art gicle print on premium