Biography from CalART.com:
| Biography provided courtesy of “California Watercolors 1850-1970” By Gordon T. McClelland and Jay T. Last.
Art Riley (1911-1998)... Born: Boston, MA
Studied: Art Center School (Los Angeles)
Member: California Water Color Society, American Watercolor Society.
Art Riley settled in the Los Angeles area in the early 1930s. He studied watercolor painting with Barse Miller and then began working at the Walt Disney Studios. For nearly thirty years, he produced art work for animated feature films including background watercolors for Cinderella, Pinocchio, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and other classic Disney productions. When Disneyland was created in the 1950s, he painted watercolor illustrations showing what the park would look like.
For many years, Riley also produced fine art watercolors that he exhibited nationally. They often depicted regional scenes near his home in Burbank and his second home on the Monterey Peninsula.
Biographical information:
Interview with Art Riley, 1983. |
Biography from Butler Institute of American Art:
| Born: Boston, MA
Education: Art Center School of Los Angeles Spent 30 years in the motion picture business, 5 years at Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studio; 25 years at Walt Disney Productions; made paintings and color photo assignments for Ford and Lincoln Times Magazines; also color photos appearing in Saturday Evening Post, Life Magazine, Arizona Highways, Yachting Magazine, Western Horseman, Christmas Card Designs for California Artists Card Company; Seal Beach California since its inception, and United States Air Force. | Source:
From artist supplied data sheet |
Biography from Crocker Art Museum Store:
| | Painter. Born in Boston, MA on Sept. 14, 1911. Riley settled in Los Angeles in the 1930s. He was a pupil of Barse Miller. He painted many scenes of Los Angeles and Monterey where he had a second home. From 1938-66 he painted backgrounds for Disney Studios. Riley died in Monterey, CA on Dec. 28, 1998. Exh: Calif. WC Society, 1937. | | 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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