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| | Born in San Leandro, CA in February 1903. Hook taught lettering and commercial art at the CSFA in 1931, and maintained a studio in San Francisco at 16 Beale Street until shortly before his death of tuberculosis in Belmont, CA on May 13, 1939. Member: Bohemian Club. Exh: CSL, 1939. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
California Arts and Architecture list, 1932; Death record; SF Chronicle, 5-15-1939 (obituary). | | 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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