JEAN CHERIE PRODUCED GREAT ART IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY

CHERISHING OUR VALLEY                     2013

 California Sculptor Jean Cherie and her recent image of the Delhi Lama. 

Image gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley courtesy of the artist 2013.

Jean Cherie began her education at Saint John Baptist de la Salle elementary school in Granada Hills. After her graduation from Bishop Allemany High School in Mission Hills, Jean entered Chouinard Art College (now, Cal Arts). She began her arts career working for the Walt Disney Company's WED projects. Jean also created special effects and props for many Hollywood productions. Her puppets are widely acclaimed.

Those of you who have had the opportunity to take one of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley's historic walking tours of North Hollywood, will be familiar with Jean Cherie's much admired bronze sculpture of Alan Alda.

One Jean's most important works is a four foot statue of “Our Lady of the Holy Eucharist”, which is presently at the Catholic Basilica in Washington, DC, on it’s way to a Basilica in Africa. Another commission, a two foot tall “bronze” statue of a horse and rider was a central prop for a production of

To view  Jean Cherie’s Art go to her website at:
jeancherie.com

2012 Community Resource Directory - Northridge - Porter Ranch - Chatsworth - Grandada Hills

        MY VALLEY    MY MUSEUM    MY STORY       

With the North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles City Councilman Mitchell Englander, and the North Valley Community Connection newspaper, The Museum of the San Fernando Valley has provided a useful area-wide  2012 community resource guide. The Museum provided editorial and photo content for the work. Nancy Cartwright (perhaps better known as the voice of Bart Simpson) has an inspirational community message as the honorary mayor of Northridge.

JOHN CARROLL RANCH IN GRANADA HILLS

DISCOVERING OUR VALLEY    2011

 The actor John Carroll and his wife Lucile Ryman Carroll once owned a popular youth ranch in Granada Hills.  I know little about the place save for the rumor that the actress Marilyn Monroe used to visit the ranch when she stayed with the Carrolls at their Hollywood apartment. Lucile Ryman was well known in the movie industry as a casting agent.

 These images are part of a undated brochure given to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley by Gary Fredburg in 2011.  (click on images to enlarge them.)

GRANADA HILLS FOOTBALL PLAYERS WITH "STARLET" IN 1967

DISCOVERING OUR VALLEY       2011

Football players from Granada Hills take part in promotional hype before the 1967 all San Fernando Valley East-West football game, with "Movie starlet" Teddy Marlow. Left to right were: Tom Van Dulm, Keith Parkhurst, Doug Combs, Steve Mirau and Bob LeDuc.

Photo - Gift to the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Gary Fredburg 2011.
(click on image to enlarge)

OPENING OF JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL IN GRANADA HILLS

2010 THE YEAR OF VALLEY ADVENTURES

Opening Kennedy High School Sept. 1971 - news clipping - gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Gerald Fecht 2010
Left: William Albers (principal), Carolina Maslen (girls’vp), Robert Ross (boys vp) and Dr. Norman Schacter Superindendent of Area K LAUSD.

WAVING AT COMRADE KRUSCHEV IN GRANDA HILLS

Richard Hilton, Director of The Museum's Tours and Conservation Matters, asked me recount this event for the Museum Community.

On a Saturday morning in 1959, I went to my job as a liquor clerk at Hughes Market (Number 4) on the corner of Balboa and Devonshire in Granada Hills. At the time I was a student at Los Angeles Valley College, working evenings and on weekends. (I both liked and disliked working on Saturday, since I had to be at work before the market opened, but got off early enough to party with my fraternity.)
I arrived at Hughes about 7:30 am, and according to Fred Vogt's (the store manager) rules, positioned my sad old '53 Chevy at the far end of the parking lot.
As I locked my car, in the illusion that it was worth something, a bunch of motorcycle officers, with sirens blaring, roared ahead of a procession of half dozen big black limousines. The parade was going north on Balboa Boulevard.
I still recall my combined sense of fear and amazement on seeing the little red flag with a hammer and sickle on the hood of the middle car. Then, I saw the face of Nikita Khruschev looking through a window at me. For some reason, despite my two years in the Naval Reserve, I waved at my mortal enemy, the leader of the Soviet Union. He smiled and waved back.
Later, during the showdown between Khruschev and President Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Hughes Market's aisles were stripped bare by frantic customers, and my Navy Air Reserve Unit was activated.