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| | Born in Hanover, Germany on Jan. 14, 1866. Funk studied at the Royal Academy in Munich. After coming to the U.S. in 1885, he continued at the ASL in NYC. He then was a pen-and-ink illustrator for the New York Herald and such magazines as Scribner’s, Harper’s, and Century. For a few months during winter of 1909-10 he painted portraits in San Francisco, Sacramento, and Carmel. He then was active in NYC into the 1920s. Exh: Vickery, Atkins, & Torry (SF), 1909. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
SF Call, 10-3-1909, 29/4; City Directory; American Art Annual 1921-26; Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers (Fielding, Mantle). | | 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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