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| Born in Lawrence, MA of French parents on March 25, 1850. Killen was active in Eureka, CA in the 1890s. He painted scenes and curtains for Korbel Hall there. He continued in this line of work in the San Francisco Bay area. His last few years were spent in Richmond, CA where he died on April 3, 1936.
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Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Standard, 3-13-1896; Death Record
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