This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| | Born in Peoria, IL on May 2, 1889. Johnstonbaugh moved to Los Angeles in 1904. A self-taught artist, he was active in San Diego where he received encouragement from artists Mary Williams and Allen Hutchinson. He fulfilled sculpture commissions in San Diego and panels for the monastery in the Mission Inn in Riverside. Tuberculosis ended his short life in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 1922. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Los Angeles Times, 6-12-1914; City Directory; Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); Death record. | | 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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