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| | Born in Paris, France on Sept. 18, 1816. Gaildrau came to California in the Gold Rush about 1852. His illustrations of mining activities appeared in Voyages en Californie published in Paris in 1854. He died there in January 1898. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs (Bénézit, E). | | 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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