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| | Born in New Orleans, LA on Aug. 17, 1879. Chiapella settled in Los Angeles in 1891. He was active in the local art scene from the 1920s. He studied at the Otis Art Institute and with Puthuff, Lauritz, Payne, and Warshawsky. He died in Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 1951. Member: Laguna Beach AA; Calif. Art Club (21st pres.); Calif. Painters & Sculptors of LA (pres., 1941-42). Exh: LA City Hall, 1937; GGIE, 1940; Santa Paula AA, 1941-44 (prize); LACMA, 1945; San Fernando Valley Artists Guild, 1948 (2nd prize). | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
American Art Annual 1925; California Arts and Architecture list, 1932; Artists of the American West (Doris Dawdy); Who's Who in American Art 1940-47; Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); 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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