Buck (Harold Buck) Weaver
(1889 - 1961)
Buck (Harold Buck) Weaver was active/lived in California. Buck Weaver is known for southwest landscape painting.
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Born in England on March 16, 1889, Buck Weaver was a jockey in his native land and made his way to America to become a cowboy. Upon coming to San Francisco, he studied painting with Maynard Dixon with whom he shared a lifelong friendship.
About 1917 he drifted to Laguna Beach where Edgar Payne involved him in making carved and gold leaf frames. He later settled in Los Angeles and, while working as a picture framer, painted southwestern landscapes in a decorative style.
Weaver died in Los Angeles on Dec. 15, 1961.
Exhbitions:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1921
San Diego Fine Arts Gallery, 1927
Painters & Sculptors of Los Angeles, 1928
Laguna Beach Art Association, 1930
Cowle Gallery (L
Source: Edan Hughes,
"Artists in California, 1786-1940"California Arts and Architecture list, 1932; California State Library (Sacramento); Death record.
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