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| | Born in Covina, CA on July 26, 1891. Bemis studied art at the Los Angeles School of Art & Design and UC Berkeley. A veteran of WWI, he was a resident of San Francisco in 1922-28 and NYC in 1947. His last years were spent in Pasadena, CA. He died there at the Veterans Hospital on Sept. 9, 1951. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
City Directory; Death record; Who's Who in American Art 1947-53 (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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