Monument Valley

JOHN CHARLES HALEY, 1905-1991

Haley is credited with building one of the strongest art departments in the country. Thus the term “Berkeley School” came to be under his helm. The” Berkeley School” artists were watercolorists whose works were defined by their linear, graphic shapes. Haley taught at the University for over 40 years.

Throughout his life, Haley experimented in different styles of painting. He worked in sculpture, etchings and photography, studying for a time with Ansel Adams.