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| | Born in Germany in 1885. Becker-Jurgen immigrated to the U.S. in 1907. He was a resident of Los Angeles in 1920-37. He died in a miner’s cabin in the hills of Nevada on Nov. 2, 1956. Exh: Calif. State Fair, 1937; Barnsdall Art Center (LA), 1957 (solo). | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
City Directory; Los Angeles Times, 10-7-1956, p.19. | | 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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