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| Born in Scotland in 1835, Charles Quiller Orchardson was a graduate of the Royal Academy of Scotland. (His brother, Sir Wm Orchardson, was painter for the court of King George V of England.)
He was active in Los Angeles from 1911 until his death in Santa Barbara, CA on July 15, 1918. | Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" City Directory; Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs (Bénézit, E); Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure). | | 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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