The Art Collection

La Verne Parker (1914-2004)

Between 1952-1954 La Verne Parker painted twenty-five watercolors of chapels, primarily on Indian reservations in Southern California. 

Pauma Chapel, Sept. 1953

La Verne Parker
Pauma Chapel
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Chapel at Santa Ysobel, Oct. 1953

La Verne Parker
Chapel at Santa Ysobel
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Chapel at La Jolla De Amago, Nov. 1953

La Verne Parker
Chapel at La Jolla De Amago
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Chapel at Mesa Grande, Nov. 1953

La Verne Parker
Chapel at Mesa Grande
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Barona Ranch Chapel, Nov. 1953

La Verne Parker
Barona Ranch Chapel
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Warner's Ranch Chapel, Nov. 1953

La Verne Parker
Warner’s Ranch Chapel
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Old Chapel at Rincon, Nov. 1953

La Verne Parker
Old Chapel at Rincon
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

New Chapel at Rincon, Dec. 1953

La Verne Parker
New Chapel at Rincon
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Inaja Chapel, Dec. 1953

La Verne Parker
Inaja Chapel
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Jamul Chapel, Jan. 1954

La Verne Parker
Jamul Chapel
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Pala Chapel, Feb. 1954

La Verne Parker
Pala Chapel
watercolor
13″ x 20″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Temecula Chapel, Feb. 1954

La Verne Parker
Temecula Chapel
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Los Coyotes Chapel, Feb. 1954

La Verne Parker
Los Coyotes Chapel
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Pichanga Chapel, Feb. 1954

La Verne Parker
Pichanga Chapel
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Chapel Ruins - Capitan Grande, Mar. 1954

La Verne Parker
Chapel Ruins – Capitan Grande
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Chapel at Mazanita, Mar. 1954

La Verne Parker
Chapel at Mazanita
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Ghost Chapel of Las Flores, from Powell's Sketch 1850 (I), Apr. 1954

La Verne Parker
Ghost Chapel of Las Flores, from Powell’s Sketch 1850 (I)
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Ghost Chapel of Las Flores, from Powell's Sketch 1850 (II), May. 1954

La Verne Parker
Ghost Chapel of Las Flores, from Powell’s Sketch 1850 (II)
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Chapel and Ramada at Campo, May. 1954

La Verne Parker
Chapel and Ramada at Campo
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Chapel at Syquan, May. 1954

La Verne Parker
Chapel at Syquan
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Chapel at "Baron Long", May. 1954

La Verne Parker
Chapel at “Baron Long”
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Abandoned Chapel - Los Conejos, May. 1954

La Verne Parker
Abandoned Chapel – Los Conejos
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

Cahuilla Chapel, once a Gov't School, June 1954

La Verne Parker
Cahuilla Chapel, once a Gov’t School
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker

San Onofre Chapel, Jan 1954

La Verne Parker
San Onofre Chapel
watercolor
10″ x 14″
Given by La Verne and Horace Parker