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| | Born in Seattle, WA on July 26, 1896. Hestwood moved to San Francisco in 1912. After serving in WWI, he studied at the CSFA and taught children's classes there in 1926-28. In 1926 he illustrated the book Gawpy (a book of verse by Harold Hestwood). During the Depression he abandoned art and worked as an allowance specialist for Harbine Engineering. During WWII he served in the Navy and then returned to San Francisco. He was a resident there at the time of his demise in Santa Cruz, CA on Nov. 14, 1962. Exh: SFAA, 1924 (linoleum cuts). | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Death record; Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11-16-1962 (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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