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| | Born in Venice, Italy on March 20, 1893. Petrina studied at the ASL in NYC under Bridgman, Cox, and Volk. He began his career in San Francisco where he exhibited and was active in the local art scene before settling in NYC in the 1920s. Before his death inan auto accident near Evanston, WY on June 15, 1935, he had been head of graphic arts at the Pratt Institute for several years. Exh: Calif. Artists, Golden Gate Park Museum (SF), 1916; SFAA 1919; Sequoia Club (SF), 1919. In: Brooklyn Museum; NY Public Library. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
American Art Annual 1933; NY Herald Tribune & NY Times, 6-16-1935 (obits). | | 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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