Biography from AskART:
| | Born in Pennsylvania in 1829. While a member of the Major Downie party in the Yuba River area in 1850-51, Ballou painted posters for the theater in Downieville. | Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Census. | | 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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