Artists in California, 1786-1940, researched and written by Edan Milton Hughes, is now in its third and final edition. Updated, enhanced, and more comprehensive than ever before, the two-volume, 1250 page hardbound set includes detailed biographies of nearly 20,000 early California artists, many of which are represented no where else.
Listings in Hughes Artists in California typically include a succinct, well-written overview of the major events in the artists life. Listings also include the artists medium and field of art, subject matter and general themes, and employment, as well as demographic information such as location and date of birth and demise, exhibitions, associations and memberships. Source documents are noted.
Unlike many other biographical references, Artists in California is readable and entertaining. For example, randomly opening the book to page 398, one finds a number of Freemans including Howard Benton Freeman from Hayward who was a professional bike racing star. He later went on to New York and created the comic strip Doc Lee. There is also Canadian Lillie Littlejohn Freeman who with her husband created the Freeman Art Company in Eureka, moving from San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. She died in 1923 when her car was struck by a train.
The scope of Artists in California is broad. It encompasses artists from around the world who at one time resided in California. Such inclusiveness helps make Artists in California a valuable resource in any reference library.
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