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| | Born in San Francisco, CA on June 2, 1909. In 1929 Bowman entered the CSFA where he was a pupil of Alice Chittenden and Spencer Macky. Due to the Depression he abandoned his art career in the early 1930s and went to work for O'Hair Plumbing Supply where he remained until retiring in 1976 as a vice-president. He then moved to Pacific Grove and began painting again. He remained there until his death on July 27, 1998. Member: SFAA; Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation (Dir.); Pacific Grove Art Center Ass'n (Dir.); Carmel AA. Exh: CSFA, 1922; EastWest Gallery (SF), 1927; SFAA, 1929-32; Monterey Co. Fair, 1982-88 (award); Central Coast AA, 1983-86; Monterey Peninsula Museum, 1985, 1991; Seaside City Hall Gallery, 1986. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Interview with the artist or his/her family; Monterey County Herald, 7-29-1998 (obituary). | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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