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SABAS, Anton S.
Associate Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
SACKS,
Joseph (1887 - 1973)
A
student of Anschutz and Chase in Philadelphia, he won considerable
fame there as a portraitist during the 1910's. He moved to Calif.
during the 1920's and lived in S.F. and Altadena. (Exh. with the CAC
) (H)
SAMMANN,
Detlef (1857 - 1938)
Worked
as a fresco painter and apprenticed to Wilhelm Ritter in Dresden.
After San Diego and San Francisco, he moved to Pasadena and painted
frescoes in local residences, examples of German Rococo. Athough he
spent most of his years in Calif., after the war he returned to Dresden
in 1921. (Exh. with the CAC in 1911.) (H)
At
Dartmouth College he was an intercollegiate boxing champion, and after
graduating became interested in art while recuperating from tuberculosis.
He taught at USC from 1926-36. (Exh. with the CAC in 1930, prize.)
(H) Honorary Artist, c/o Dartmouth University, Hanover, NJ. (R, 1964)
Student
of J. Francis Smith and Frank T. Chamberlin. Worked as a scenic artist
and art director for MGM Studios for over 20 years. Honorary Artist, lived in Pasadena. (R, 1964) He also served as first vice president and Exhibition Chairman under President Paval. (Autobiography of a Hollywood Artist, by Philip Paval, p.196)
SANDFORD, Stella (Mrs. Frank L.)
Honorary Member, lived in Pasadena. (R, 1964)
SCHAEFER, Dr. John H.
Associate Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
SCHLOAT,
Gabriel Warren (1914 - 2000)
An
animator and story editor for Disney, he was also in the Navy, wrote
and illustrated 22 children's books, and founded an educational publishing
company. (Exh. with the CAC 1930.) (H)
SCHMIT, Dorothy
Artist Member, lived in Arcadia. (R, 1964)
SCHUSTER,
Donna Norine (1883 - 1953)
Cofounder
of the CAC; studied under Tarbell and Benson; taught at Otis Art Institute
during the 1920's. She painted with Chase on a painting trip to Belgium
in 1912, and again with him during his summer class in Calif. the
following year. (H)
SCHWANKOVSKY,
JR. , Frederick John de St. Vrain
(1885 - 1974)
He
was head of the art department at Manual Arts High School in L.A.
from 1919-47, where Jackson Pollock became a student of his. (H)
SCHWARTZ, Harold
Member, listed on the Members of Art Committee-Sculpture. (B, Jan.-Feb. 1926)
Studied
with Will Foster and at the Academies Julian and Chaumiere. Lifelong
resident of Los Angeles. (H) Honorary Artist, lived in North Hollywood. (R, 1964)
SCOTT, Edith
Honorary Member, lived in North Hollywood. (R, 1964)
SCRATCH, Patty
Artist Member, lived in Hollywood. (R, 1964)
SEELEY, John
Member, lived in Culver City. (wife Dr. Grayce Ransom Seeley) (letter)
He
settled in Los Angeles around 1930 and was a student of Jack W. Smith
and Otis. (H)
SELETZ, Dr. Emil
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964) A neurosurgeon and sculptor, he was made a Fellow of the American Institute of Fine Arts along with Jose Drudis-Biada and Walter A. Bailey. (Herald Examiner, no date)
SESSIONS, Lester H.
Patron Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
SESSIONS, Mrs. Lester H.
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
SEXTON, Carter
Patron Member, lived in North Hollywood. (R, 1964)
SEYARTO,
Judith Clement (1906 - 1996)
A
resident of Los Angeles by 1924, she studied at Otis Art Institute.
(Exh. with the CAC 1930-31.) (H) (M)
SEYMOUR, G. Athol
Artist Member, lived in Camarillo. (R, 1964)
SHARP,
Joseph Henry (1859 - 1953)
Active
member. He lived in Pasadena, painted in Montana and Taos, and also
had a studio at the latter city, opposite Kit Carson's. He is famous
for his works of Indians, especially by firelight. (Exh. in 2nd and
3rd Annuals.) (H)
SHARP,
Louis Hovey (1874 - 1946)
He
kept studios in both Pasadena and Taos, and painted often in the Grand
Canyon. (H)
SHARP,
William Alexander (1864 - 1944)
Associate
member. Taught in FL, D.C., and at Occidental College; and designed
the stained glass windows in the Mission Inn in Riverside. (H)
SHARPE, Gyda
Honorary Member, lived in Hollywood. (R, 1964)
SHAW,
Sidney Dale [also Sydney] (1879 - 1946)
Associate
member. Studied in NYC and Paris. (Exh. with the CAC in early Gold
Medal Annuals.)
SHEAR,
Fera Ellen Webber (1893 - 1974)
Her
works consist of portraits and still lifes in oil, while her later
works were primarily watercolors of historic California buildings.
(H)
SHEETS,
Millard Owen (1907 - 1989)
Studied
and taught in So. California before building his dream home "Barking
Rocks" in Gualala. He designed the L.A. County Seal, painted
over 100 murals and designed a number of buildings throughout California.
(H)
SHORE,
Henrietta Mary (1880 - 1963)
She
was the only private pupil of John Singer Sargent. (H)
He
studied with Wm. L. Judson and Howard Pyle; he was also an accomplished
cellist. (H)
SHRADER, Elizabeth (Mrs. E. Roscoe)
Honorary Life Member, lived in La Canada. (R, 1964)
SHRADER, John
Honorary Life Member, lived in La Canada. Son of Edwin Roscoe and Elizabeth Shrader. (July 13, 1998 letter)
SHREVES,
Don (d.
1993)
Active
member of the CAC during the 1970's-1980's. He died in August 1993.
(A)
SIDER, Deno
Artist Member, lived in Hollywood. (R, 1964)
SILHAVY, Josef
Artist Member, lived in Sherman Oaks. (R, 1964)
SILVER, Edith
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
SINNOTT, Dr. Mary
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
SKOGLUND, Betty
Artist Member, lived in Burbank. (R, 1964)
SLAVIN, Estelle
Associate Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
SMILEY, Ralph J.
Artist Member, lived in Hollywood. (R, 1964)
SMITH,
Ernest Browning (1866 - 1951)
Active
early member, he was self-taught in the media of watercolor and oil.
He was also an accomplished musician and played french horn with the
L. A. Symphony Orchestra. (H)
SMITH,
Frederick Carl (1868
- 1955)
A
founding member of the Laguna Beach AA, he was primarily a portrait
painter. (H)
Lived
on "Artists Alley" in Alhambra, with neighbors Frank Tenney
Johnson, Eli Harvey and (during the summer) Norman Rockwell.
SMITH,
John Francis (1868 - 1941)
Studied
under Boulanger, Lefebvre, Constant and Gregori. Owned and operated
the School of Illustration & Painting, and taught at the California
Institute of Art. (H)
SMITH, Ruth V.
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
SMITHSON, Shirl (d. 1999)
Member, lived in Illinois. Founder and First President of the Oil Painters of America. She received the CAC's Woman of the Year Award in 1996. [The second one ever awarded, the first being Joan Irvine Smith.] (CAC Newsletter, Oct. 1999)
SPENCE, Betty E.
Associate Member, lived in Glendale. (R, 1964)
SPENSLEY, Dorothy
Patron Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
SPERRY, Ralph
Artist Member, lived in Glendale. (R, 1964)
SPRAGUE, Helen
Associate Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
SPRENKLE,
Arthur George (1881 - 1940)
Painter,
etcher. Sprenkle studied at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial
Art; while living in L.A. in the 1930's, he taught at the Chouinard
Art School. (Exh. in the 27th, 28th, and 29th CAC Annuals.) (H) (A)
STANSON, George Curtin (STOJANA, Gjura) (1885 - 1974)
Painter, muralist, sculptor. Born in France and educated in Europe and the Orient. After arriving in America in 1901, he changed his name to George Curtin Stanson until 1929 when he had it legally changed back to Stojana. Moved from S.F. to L.A. in 1918 where he exhibited locally. (H) (LAT July 23, 1918, p.5, California Art Club Members Enjoy Moonlight Picnic on Cliffs)
STARK,
Jack Gage (1882-1950)
Active
member. Studied in Paris for seven years. Moved to NM and exhibited
in L.A. before moving to Santa Monica. (Exh. early Gold Medal Annuals.)
(H)
ST.
CLAIR, Norman (1863 - 1912)
Honorary
Member. Living along Pasadena's Arroyo Seco, he painted regularly
in Laguna Beach and is considered to be the first artist working in
that community. Also a member of the Painters' Club. (Exh. with the
CAC) (H)
STEELE, Ora
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
STEERE, Lora Woodhead (1888 - 1984)
Sculptor. Born in Los Angeles, CA on May 13, 1888. Lora Woodhead was a student at USC, a graduate of Stanford University (1911), and received an M.A. degree from George Washington University (1927). In 1914, she married Major Thomas Steere. She studied sculpture in Berlin with Toft, Bela Pratt at Boston Museum School of Art, Leo Lentelli and Ralph Stackpole at CSFA, and with Florence Wyle in Toronto, Canada. Mrs. Steere taught sculpture in Los Angeles high schools and was active in the local art scene into the 1960’s. She died in Riverside, CA on June 17, 1984. Her media included both bronze and marble. Member: Calif. Art Club, San Diego Art Guild, Southern Calif. Sculptors Guild, Artland Club (LA). Exh: SFAA, 1924; Mission Gallery (Riverside), 1933 (solo). In: Keller School of Dramatic Arts (Glendale); LACMA; David Starr Jordan High School (bas relief); Bovard Hall, USC; Doheny Library (LA); Orange Co. (CA) Museum; Stanford Univ. (H) (A: 12th-15th, 17th, 20th - 22nd)
STEVENS, Mildred Lapson
Artist Member, lived in Monrovia. (R, 1964)
STEWART, Barbara Lyn Raymond (1941 - 2000)
Joined the CAC November 5, 1993 as an Artist Member. Primarily self-taught. She passed away March 31, 2000. (In Memorium, CAC Newsletter, Summer 2000)
STONE, Leslie M.
Artist Member, lived in San Pedro. (R, 1964)
STRISIK, Paul, N.A. (1918 - 1998)
Born April 21, 1918 in New York. He studied with Frank Vincent Dumond at the Art Students League (NYC). Joined the CAC in Jan. 1996 as an Out-of-State Artist Member, lived in Rockport, Maine. He Passed away July 22, 1998 at the age of 80. (In Memorium, CAC Newsletter, Oct. 1998)
Her fine art training began in fashion design on scholarship at
the American Academy of Art in Chicago and at Northwestern University.
In CA she continued her art education at UCLA, Otis Art
Institute, and Chouinard Art Institute where she was granted a
scholarship. A Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society
where she served twice as an elected Board Member, and a Signature
Member of the California Art Club, where she received the Gold
Medal for Still Life in 1995. Museum exhibitions include the Frye
Art Museum (Seattle, Washington); the Carnegie Art Museum and
the Pasadena Historical Museum in California. Selected exhibitions
include the National Academy of Design (New York City), Academy
of Arts (Oahu, Hawaii), Scottsdale Artists' School (Arizona),
California State University at Chico, the Municipal Art Gallery
of the City of Los Angeles, California. ~ Tirage Art Gallery
SUMNER, Roma
Associate Member, lived in Simi Valley. (letter)
SUTTER, Joseph A.
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
SWEET, Frances A.
Associate Member, lived in Tujunga. (R, 1964)
SWINNERTON, James Guilford (1875-1974)
Honorary Life Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964) He was presented with Honorary Life Membership to the CAC, and was also a member of the Bohemian Club in S.F. (Autobiography of a Hollywood Artist, by Philip Paval, p.195)
SYMONS,
George Gardner (1861 - 1930)
Became
friends with Wm. Wendt at the Art Institute of Chicago; maintained
a studio in Laguna. (Exh. in the 2nd Annual, 1914-21.) (H)
Active
member. Studied with Duveneck. Moved to L.A. in 1911 and exhibited
locally. (Exh. in 3rd Annual.)
TAYLOR, Marian L.
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
TAYLOR, Virginia
Artist Member, lived in North Hollywood. (R, 1964)
THAXTON, Helen
Associate Member, lived in Temple City. (R, 1964)
TEW, Margaret R.
Member, listed on the Members of Art Committee-Sculpture. (B, Jan.-Feb. 1926)
THOMAS, Georgia Seaver
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
THOMPSON,
Hannah (1888 - ?)
Painter,
she was also a member of the California Society of Printmakers.
THOMPSON, Ludie W.
Associate Member, lived in Hollywood. (R, 1964)
THURSTON,
Jane Lee McDuffie (1887 - 1967)
Studying
at the National Park Seminary, the AIC, and with Richard Miller and
Jean Mannheim, she settled in Pasadena in 1917. In 1923 she married
Carl Thurston, an author. (Exh. with the CAC 1922, 1925.) (H) (M)
THWING,
John Franklin (1867 - 1944)
Associate
member. Commercial artist and architect. (Listed in early Gold Medal
Annuals.)
TINGLE,
Minnie May Orewyler (1874 - 1926)
An
accomplished pianist and poet as well as a painter. She painted a
set of all the Calif. missions which were exhibited at LACMA in 1925
and then donated to the museum.
TOIGO, Dan
Artist Member, Lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964) (CAC Annuals)
As
a student of Wm. Chase, he managed Chase's Shinnecock School and organized
his European art classes. He also founded the London School of Art
and was an instructor there alongside Frank Brangwyn.
TRUESDELL, Edith
Associate Editor, CAC Bulletin. (B)
TSEU,
Rosita (1916 - 2003)
Born January 6, 1916, Rosita was always heavily involved in the CAC, whether exhibiting her artwork or volunteering. A large portion of the CAC's Research Library was donated by her from her personal collection of books, just a little while prior to her passing on August 19, 2003.
TUCKERMAN,
Lilia McCauley (1882 - 1969)
Studied
at the Corcoran Art Gallery in D.C., with Noyes and Woodbury in Ipswich,
MA, and with Parshall in Carpinteria, CA.
Studied at UCLA in 1916. She gathered much of her painting subject
matter from South America, Africa, and Spain. (Exh. with the CAC 1919,
s-1919.) (H) (M) (B)
VAN YOUNG, Oscar (1906-1991)
Born in Vienna, he moved to California in 1940 after traveling and studying art in Europe and Russia. He painted Los Angeles street scenes, and taught at Otis Art Institute. (Autobiography of a Hollywood Artist, by Philip Paval, p.195)
VASQUEZ, Anne
Artist Member, lived in Burbank. (R, 1964)
VESLOCK, Elizabeth
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
VINCI, Carlo
Member, lived in Van Nuys. (Jan. 4, 1982 letter)
VIVIAN,
Calthea Campbell (1857 - 1943)
Studied
at Crocker Art Gallery, UC Berkeley, Mark Hopkins Institute, and in
Paris and England, and returned to teach at SJSU and CCAC.
VON DEWITZ, Arden
Artist Member, lived in Redondo Beach. (R, 1964) Also a member of the Scandinavian American Art Society. He was "made one of the first Fellows of the California Art Club" (unnamed/undated newspaper clipping), and was a member of the American Institute of Fine Arts.
VON
SCHNEIDAU, Christian (1893 - 1976)
After
settling in L.A. in 1917, he operated the Von Schneidau School of
Fine Art. While travelling in Alaska, he painted the Eskimos as well
as two governors of that state.
VON ZELL, Ethel Elliott
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
VREELAND,
Francis William (1879 - 1954)
Studied
at the Cinncinnati Art Academy and the ASL in NYC under Bridgman.
Active in Los Angeles in the mid-1920's as a decorator, writer, lecturer
and painter. He was the Director of Public Relations for the CAC in
1933, and was mentioned in a newspaper article as being a pallbearer
at the funeral of Theodore Modra in 1930. (Exh. with the CAC 1925-26.)(H)
VYSEKAL,
Edouard Antonin (1890 - 1939)
Exhibited
with the CAC in the earlier Gold Medal Exhibitions, but apparently
broke with the Club to join the Progressive Group (circa 1926?) (Exh.
with the CAC 1916-38.)
VYSEKAL,
Luvena Buchanan (1873 - 1954)
She
and her huband Edouard moved to L.A. in 1914 to work on mural commissions.
Director of the Vysekal Gallery in Hollywood. (Exh. with the CAC 1917,
1919-20, 1922-29, s-1919; early Gold Medals.) (H) (M)
A painter and Cherokee Indian, he was born in Utah. Lived in Los Angeles by the 1930's and worked on the Public Works Art Project. His last name is sometimes seen without a hyphen. (H) (A) Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
WACHTEL,
Elmer (1864 - 1929)
His
brother married the sister of Guy Rose; in 1888 became the first violinist
in the L.A. Philharmonic Orchestra. Known for his works of Pasadena
and Laguna. The Wachtels lived in Mt. Washington and the Arroyo Seco.
WACHTEL,
Marion Ida Kavanaugh (1870 - 1954)
A
student of William Keith in S.F., he recommended that she study with
Elmer Wachtel when she reached southern CA. It was love at first sight,
and both husband and wife actively worked and exhibited together;
he most often in oil and she in watercolor. (CAC Board Member after
Elmer's death?)
WADE, Thelma A.
Artist Member, lived in Van Nuys. (R, 1964)
WADSWORTH, Allen
Associate Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
WAGGONER,
Elizabeth
Honorary
Member. She studied and taught at the AIC, then moved to L.A. in 1908
to establish the Crafts Dept. at the College of Fine Arts at USC. Lived in Hollywood. (R, 1964)
WAKEMAN, Harold
Board Member (1976, 67th Annual); exhibited a sculpture in 1973 (64th Annual) and a painting in 1975 (66th Annual). (wife Virginia) (Aug. 22, 1978 letter) [Passed away prior to Aug. 22, 1978.]
WALKER, Arlie Morey
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
WALLIS, Grace
Artist Member, lived in Van Nuys. (R, 1964)
WALBRIDGE, Jessie Layne
Artist Member, lived in Sherman Oaks. (R, 1964)
WARNER,
Nell Gertrude Walker (1891 - 1970)
She
taught art at local girls schools and painted backgrounds for silent
pictures. During the 1920's she was the art curator for the Tuesday
Afternoon Club and studied with Fechin, Werner, and Lauritz.
WATERS, Georgena F.
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
WEDBERG, Alma P.
Associate Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
WEDEKIND, John
Artist Member, lived in El Monte. (R, 1964) Exhibited in 58th Annual, 1967. (A)
WEISZ, Ernest
Associate Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964)
WELCH, Bonnie
Artist Member, lived in Healdsburg. (R, 1964)
WENDT,
Julia M. Bracken (1868 - 1942)
Sculptress;
she married William Wendt and moved into the Wachtel's former studio
on Sichel Street. She along with her husband were instrumental in creating the California Art Club. (A, B)
Often
known as the "Dean of Southern California," he was a self-taught
painter.
WEST, Neilus
Member.Exhibited three paintings in 1978 (69th Annual). (Sept. 5, 1978 letter)
WHEELER, Farris
Artist Member, lived in Cambria. (R, 1964)
WHELAN,
Eva Blanche (1889 - 1974)
Studied
at Stanford, L.A. School of Art and Design, and ASL in NYC. Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964) (LAT July 23, 1918, p.5, California Art Club Members Enjoy Moonlight Picnic on Cliffs)
WHITE,
Claretta
Authored
a book on painting entitled "Claretta White Paints Still Life,"
published as an oversized paperback by Walter Foster Publishing. (Exhibited
in the CAC's 50th Annual Exhibition; won a third place award.) (A) Artist Member, lived in North Hollywood. (R, 1964)
WHITE, Erma C.
Patron Member, lived in San Diego. (R, 1964)
WHITE,
Orrin Augustine (1883 - 1969)
Worked
as a professor of chemistry and textile designer. (A)
WIESCZOREK,
Sam
(A)
WIESE, Robert H.
Artist Member, lived in North Hollywood. (R, 1964)
WIKING, Antoinette
Artist Member, lived in Dana Point Knolls. (R, 1964)
WILK, Dorothea B.
Member, lived in Los Angeles. (CAC Oct. 1985 Bulletin)
