Timeline

Early Works: 1939 – 1946

California, Whittier & Los Angeles: 1937 – 1946

Elaine Badgley Arnoux was born Helen Elaine Harper in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1926 where she lived until age 11. In 1937 she and her mother moved to Whittier, California.

San Luis Obispo: 1946 – 1955

In 1946 Badgley Arnoux married and moved to San Luis Obispo with her husband Robert Stranahan. In 1950 she co-founded the San Luis Obispo Art Association…

San Luis Obispo: 1955 – 1965

When Badgley got her first large studio in 1957 she began to paint large-scale abstract works. Among her subjects was her muse, Esther Coulet, who she painted…

San Francisco: 1965 – 1973

San Francisco: 1965 – 1973

Badgley and her family moved to San Francisco in 1965. Their first residence was a house on Fillmore Street that overlooked the rooftops of the Cow Hollow neighborhood…

France: 1971 – 1973

Vaucluse: 1971 – 1973

Badgley and her family moved to San Francisco in 1965. Their first residence was a house on Fillmore Street that overlooked the rooftops of the Cow Hollow neighborhood…

Biot: 1975 – 1979

Badgley and her family moved to San Francisco in 1965. Their first residence was a house on Fillmore Street that overlooked the rooftops of the Cow Hollow neighborhood…

Later Biot: 1980s

Badgley and her family moved to San Francisco in 1965. Their first residence was a house on Fillmore Street that overlooked the rooftops of the Cow Hollow neighborhood…

San Francisco: 1979 – Present

EBA School of Art: 1981 – 1985

Badgley and her family moved to San Francisco in 1965. Their first residence was a house on Fillmore Street that overlooked the rooftops of the Cow Hollow neighborhood…

The People of San Francisco: 1982 – Present

Badgley and her family moved to San Francisco in 1965. Their first residence was a house on Fillmore Street that overlooked the rooftops of the Cow Hollow neighborhood…

Seven Mayors of San Francisco: 1983 – 2020

Badgley and her family moved to San Francisco in 1965. Their first residence was a house on Fillmore Street that overlooked the rooftops of the Cow Hollow neighborhood…

San Francisco: 1979 – Present

Lines of Connection: 1989 – 1999

Badgley and her family moved to San Francisco in 1965. Their first residence was a house on Fillmore Street that overlooked the rooftops of the Cow Hollow neighborhood…

New Frontier: 1991 – 1999

Badgley and her family moved to San Francisco in 1965. Their first residence was a house on Fillmore Street that overlooked the rooftops of the Cow Hollow neighborhood…

Unhoused Community Portraits: 1993 – 1999

Badgley and her family moved to San Francisco in 1965. Their first residence was a house on Fillmore Street that overlooked the rooftops of the Cow Hollow neighborhood…

The Night Sky: 1993 – 1999

Badgley and her family moved to San Francisco in 1965. Their first residence was a house on Fillmore Street that overlooked the rooftops of the Cow Hollow neighborhood…

Amaryllis: 1980 – Present

Badgley and her family moved to San Francisco in 1965. Their first residence was a house on Fillmore Street that overlooked the rooftops of the Cow Hollow neighborhood…

Townsend Street Studio: 2000 – 2010

India: 2000

Badgley and her family moved to San Francisco in 1965. Their first residence was a house on Fillmore Street that overlooked the rooftops of the Cow Hollow neighborhood…

Once Upon A Time: 2004 – 2008

Badgley and her family moved to San Francisco in 1965. Their first residence was a house on Fillmore Street that overlooked the rooftops of the Cow Hollow neighborhood…

Yosemite Avenue Studio: 2010 – Present

Recent Work: 2010 – Present

Badgley and her family moved to San Francisco in 1965. Their first residence was a house on Fillmore Street that overlooked the rooftops of the Cow Hollow neighborhood…