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from Auction House Records. LAKE WITH SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS Artwork images are copyright of the artist or assignee
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| | Born in California on June 3, 1889. Okey studied in Los Angeles at the ASL, with J. Bond Francisco (his uncle), Joseph Greenbaum, and in 1909 accompanied Stanton MacDonald-Wright to Paris for further study. After his return to Los Angeles in 1910, he opened a studio and for 53 years worked as an art director for motion picture studios. He died in Hollywood, CA on Jan. 8, 1963. His paintings are rare. Exh: Blanchard Gallery (LA), 1912. | Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" 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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