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| | Born in Germany on Dec. 15, 1861. Langguth had a studio in Paris during the 1880s. In 1889 he arrived in San Francisco where he advertised as a portrait painter. In 1893 he joined the art department at the Examiner as an engraver and headed that department for 40 years. After the earthquake of 1906, he moved across the bay to Berkeley into a home at 101 Parkside Drive where he remained until his death on May 30, 1952. Exh: SF Newspaper Artists, 1903. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
City Directory; Interview with the artist or his/her family; SF Call, 1-1-1893, 8/1; SF Chronicle, 5-16-1933, 7/6; 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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