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Birth
1901 (Fontinet, Indiana)
Death
1976 (Los Angeles, California)
Lived/Active
California
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
|  Born in Fontanet, Indiana, David Blower became known for his oil and watercolor paintings of Pacific coast farm scenes and beach scenes and for cityscapes of Los Angeles. From 1930 to 1960, he also worked as a professional illustrator.
He studied at the Wicker School of Fine Arts in Detroit and in Paris at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere and Academie Colarossi.
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Gordon McClelland and Jay Last, "California Watercolors 1850-1970" |
This biography from the Archives of AskART:
|  Born in Fontanet, IN on Sept. 18, 1901. Blower studied at Wicker School of Fine Arts in Detroit, and in Paris at Académies Colarossi and Grand Chaumière. He was a resident of Los Angeles from the mid-1930s until his death on Dec. 29, 1976. Exh: Michigan Artists, Detroit Art Inst., 1930, 1931 (prizes), 1950-51; Painters & Sculptors of LA, 1937; LACMA, 1941; Hoosier Salon, 1948-55; Calif. State Fairs, 1951-53. In: DePauw University. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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