Biography from AskART:
| | Born in Benicia Barracks, CA in 1858. Ord was artistically inclined throughout his life. Upon retirement from the military at the end of WWI, he spent his final years in California painting seascapes and landscapes. His rare works are from the brush of a skilled painter. He died in Eagle Rock on April 4, 1923. | Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Artists of the American West (Doris Dawdy); San Mateo Public Library; National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. | | 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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