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| | Born in Philadelphia, PA in October 1824. Bringhurst came to California with the Gold Rush in 1849. After mining for awhile, he had a commission business in San Francisco for five years. In his leisure he made pencil drawings of local subjects. In 1855 he left California and established a drugstore in Logansport, IN where he remained until his demise in 1903. In: State Museum Resource Center and Sutters Fort (Sacramento). | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
First 100 Years of Painting in California (J. Van Nostrand); California State Library (Sacramento). | | 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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