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| | Born in Hungary in 1890. Raised in Chicago, Ordayne studied at the AIC and in Paris at Académies Julian and Colarossi. By the early 1920s he had moved to Seattle, WA. During 1925-29 he lived in Los Angeles and studied with Christian von Schneidau. He then returned to Seattle where he remained until his death on April 10, 1950. Exh: Paris Salon, 1923; Cannell & Chaffin Gallery (LA), 1925; LA County Fair, 1926. In: Mason Hospital (Seattle); Jonathan Club (LA). | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Los Angeles Times, 11-1-1925; Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); Seattle Post Intelligencer, 4-11-1950 (obituary). | | 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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