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forced to give up the space just two years later, when the landlord raised the rent in the midst of the Great Depression. Despite their limited funds, the CAA pursued the opportunity of pur- chasing a building of their own and, in 1933, found a permanent home on Dolores between Fifth and Sixth. This adobe structure had previously been the home and studio of CAA member Ira Remson, who tragically took his own life there a few years earlier. On a gallery search of her own, Edda Maxwell Heath visited the space with local businessman Barnet Segal (for whom the CAA Segal Gallery is named). She felt the space was too large for her needs, but perfect for the CAA.To prevent it from selling before the CAA could acquire it, Segal purchased the building and loaned it to the association with the understanding that he would eventually be repaid. At $5,500, the price was high, especially given the economic cli- mate of the times, but Heath was determined, organizing fundraisers and sales and the association immediately began to repay Segal. The new building had room for a single gallery, now known as the Beardsley Gallery. Providing most of the labor themselves, the artists devel- oped the grounds and constructed new galleries, adding multiple rooms to the building. Much of their unique handiwork can still be seen today. Since 1933, the CAA has flourished at its location on Dolores Street and the local artists who make up this cooperative have continued to make their mark both on the world of art and on the city of Carmel. As long as CAA artists have lived and worked here, they have been interest- ed in preserving the area’s wild and romantic nature and their decisions Photo: Courtesy of the Harrison Memorial Library William Posey Silva, “Moonlit Crags of Lobos,” oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in. One of the leading American impressionists of his day, Silva came to Carmel in 1911 and was a central figure in the art colony. 106 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • F A L L 2 0 2 2 (Left) Salvador Dali, Philip Nesbitt, Armin Hansen and Maxine Albro inspecting art submitted for the annual high school art competition. (Right) John Catlin was an artist, blacksmith and mayor of Carmel. Photos: Courtesy of the Carmel Art Association Photo: Courtesy of the Carmel Art Association