Biography from AskART:
| | Born in Colorado on May 11, 1895. By the 1920s Kennedy had moved to southern California. After a brief career as a silent screen actor, he settled in La Jolla. While there, he appears to have been most active as a muralist. In the 1930s he moved to Florida and became one of the nation's leading magazine illustrators. Kennedy died in La Jolla, CA on July 19, 1975. Murals: U.S. Bldg & Loan Ass'n (San Diego); Hollywood Chamber of Commerce; Casa Romantica (San Clemente). | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
San Diego Union, 1-24-1930, p. 10; 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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