Biography from AskART:
| Source: "40 Watercolorists and How They Work" by Susan E. Meyer, Watson-Guptill Publications
A native of Maine, Bruce Pierce, now considers California his home.
Inspired by the stories of the Middle Ages that his mother read to him as a child, Pierce paints Gothic architecture with care to detail and appreciation of the artisans of that time.
Pierce writes of how his interest in Gothic architecture has influenced his painting in the book, "40 Watercolorists and How They Work" by Susan E. Meyer. "Since painting the Gothics, I Have found that the most important thing is to bring out the individual dignity inherent in all things, whether I am painting a seven century old cathedral, a tree, or a one bedroom ranch house in Riverside, California. This is the challenge I set up for myself, and this is why art can never be dull."
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Biography from AskART:
| | Born in Broome County, NY on July 19, 1858. After moving to California in 1884, Pierce maintained a studio-home in Oakland at 1674 Telegraph Avenue. Three years later he settled in Los Angeles where he spent the next 60 years as a draftsman for the city. He drew ten views of California towns including Red Bluff (1886), Los Angeles (1888 and 1894), San Pedro (1893), Pasadena (1893), as well as Portland, OR (1890). Pierce died in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 1947. In: Sherman Library (Newport Beach); Huntington Museum (San Marino); Society of Calif. Pioneers; De Young Museum. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Interview with the artist or his/her family; City Directory; California State Library (Sacramento); 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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