10/26, 10:30-11:30 Peninsula Seniors BOHANNON LECTURE SERIES, Bruce Dalrymple, GHS Class of Summer 1961, followed by a gallery tour.

Bruce Dalrymple is the president of  GHS Art Collection Board of Directors.

He will discuss the history of Gardena High School, how the art collection began and evolved, and the role that GHS Art Collection, Inc. and its supporters played in making the art collection available for the public.  A slide presentation is included.

Bruce Dalrymple was born and raised in Southern California and he graduated from Gardena High School in 1961. He received double Bachelor of Science degrees in Recreation Administration and in History, both from California State University at Long Beach. Bruce worked for 36 years as a 5th and 6th grade elementary school teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District, and retired in 2004. He has had a side career in music, having performed in groups and as a soloist, and was a substitute music teacher with the Palos Verdes Unified School District. He serves on the Music Board for the Neighborhood Church in Palos Verdes Estates, organizes and hires entertainers for summer concerts at the church, for the Palos Verdes Breakfast Club, and for the Wednesday Summer Concert Series at the Palos Verdes Estates Library.

“I first became aware of the art at Gardena High School as a student when many paintings were on display in the halls and in the school library. I developed a love for art while traveling in Europe and the United States visiting numerous well-known museums. I joined the Board of Directors of the GHS Art Collection in 2012 with the hope of restoring the paintings, making them available for public viewing, and developing educational opportunities for the students of Gardena High School as well as all schools in the Gardena community and the Los Angeles Unified School District.” – Bruce Dalrymple