Considering the steady ascendence of so many artists from California since the turn of the 21st century, it may come as a surprise that comprehensive scholarly treatment of California’s art history ...

Installation view of California Bound: Slavery on the New Frontier, 1848–1865 (California African American Museum, Los Angeles) (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) LOS ANGELES — Despite its ...

For a broad overview of California’s story start with Kevin Starr’s one-volume history of the state. The historian and former state librarian somehow manages to cover everything from the Spaniards’ ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- In the 19th century, San Francisco was a land of opportunity. Most who rushed there were dreaming of riches while others yearned for freedom but one woman set her sights on both and ...

If California were a country, its gross domestic product would rank fifth in the world, behind only the United States, China, Japan and Germany. As a mere state, its impact — cultural, political, ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - California became the 31st state to join the union on September 9, 1850. Relatively speaking, that’s a long time ago, but as far as politics is concerned, historically – the Golden ...

As Michael Hiltzik considered writing a new chronicle of California, he examined the region’s past five centuries in search of a fresh perspective. “I pitched it as a look at what California had ...