Steve Clugston as George Washington
Anaheim High Class of 1966 graduate Steve Clugston has spent his life in the art world, and now he’s bringing art to life with his living history portrayals.
Spectators at the June 10 Anaheim Flag Day Celebration will get to see Clugston in action when he dons his tri-corner hat to portray America’s Founding Father George Washington.
This will be a homecoming for Clugston whose mother still lives in the house he grew up in on Briardale. His siblings are all AHS alumni. Brother Greg lives in Arizona, Gail lives in Artesia, and Yvonne passed four years ago.
After his studies at Fullerton College, CSU Fullerton and Long Beach, Clugston became an exhibition designer for Laguna Art Museum, Laband Art Gallery and the California Museum of Photography. His last gig was curating the March Field Air Museum.
Upon retiring in 2006, Clugston developed an educational program performing living history characters, including George Washington, Mark Twain, Galileo, Glenn Curtiss and Admiral Chester Nimitz. His resume also includes teaching music lessons in San Diego County’s historian town of Julian, where he lives with his wife Vickie.
