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| | Born in California on Jan. 4, 1881. During 1898-99 Hammersmith studied at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute. He continued living in San Francisco into the 1920s. He died in Los Angeles of malnutrition on June 30, 1939. | | 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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