Biography from AskART:
| | Born in Norway on Dec. 31, 1856. Reimers appears to have settled in California when quite young. He was an established artist at the time of his wedding in Oakland in 1883. While a resident of San Francisco in 1907-19, he studied at the Institute of Art. As well as an artist, he was also landscape architect for the Santa Fe Railway. As such, he laid out the planting of Fresno’s Roeding Park. Reimers died in San Leandro, CA on Aug. 22, 1953. Exh: Golden Gate Park Museum, 1915; SFAA, 1916-18. In: Oakland Museum. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
American Art Annual 1919; 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. |
Biography from AskART:
| A landscape painter specializing in pastel, Johannes Reimers was born in Norway and settled in California when he was quite young. By the time of his wedding in 1883, he was an established artist living in Oakland, and by 1919, he was living in San Francisco.
His most notable painting subjects were landscapes of Marin County and the Mohave Desert.
He died in San Leandro, California on August 22, 1953. |
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