Biography from Crocker Art Museum Store:
| Painter. Born in Darlington, WI on Feb. 23, 1860. Ida Dobson was a pupil of George D. Brush, Wm Lippincott, and Chas F. Browne. By 1932 she had married Elmer Babcock and settled in Redlands, CA where she soon became active in the local art scene.
She died there on March 15, 1942. Her painting forays into the nearby deserts produced many landscapes.
Member: San Bernardino AA; Artists Council (LA). In: Univ. of Nebraska Gallery (Lincoln). CA&A; SCA; AAA 1933; WWAA 1938; Sam; DR. | | 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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