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| Little is known about this man except that he was an English painter who sketched in the American West. Some sources mention that a Frank Bacon was raised on his father's sheep ranch by Marysville, California and that he was a photographer. There is also a reference that he was an engraver, painter and illustrator and was born in London and died in California.
Source:
Peggy and Harold Samuels, "Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West" |
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| | Born in England in 1803. Bacon retired to California in 1882 and died there five years later. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Artists of the American West (Samuels); Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs (Bénézit, E). | | 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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