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| | Born in Chicago, IL on June 11, 1887. Calkins studied at the AIC under Vanderpoel, Yale University, and with Duveneck. He was a resident of Chicago and Hingham, MA before moving to Los Angeles in the early 1940s. He died there on June 16, 1960. Member: Painters & Sculptors of LA; American Bookplate Designers; San Gabriel AA. Exh: AIC, 1902-20; Chicago Society of Etchers, 1919; NAC, 1926, 1927; Library of Congress, 1944; Long Beach AA, 1945, 1946. In: Rye (NY) Public Library; Lake Mills (WI) Public Library; Yale University; Yale Club (NYC). | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
American Art Annual 1929; Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers (Fielding, Mantle); Who's Who in American Art 1936-59; Artists of the American West (Doris Dawdy). | | 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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