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| Born in Meadville, Missouri on Feb. 17, 1900, Billington studied
at the University of Missouri, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the
Art Students League in New York City.
By the 1930s he had settled in Whittier, California, and in the 1940s was a technical illustrator at Lockheed Aircraft.
He died in Los Angeles on Janurary 12, 1972.
Exhibitions:
California WaterColor Society, 1938-47; Laguna Beach Art Association,
1938 (prize); San Francisco Art Association, 1939-42; Golden Gate
International Exposition, 1939; New York World's Fair, 1939; American
Artists Congress, 1940 (prize); Riverside Museum, 1940; San Diego Fine
Arts Society, 1941 (prize). | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Who's Who in American Art 1947-62; Death record. | | 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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