This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| | Born in Mt Carmel, IL on Feb. 28, 1859. For 22 years Ridgway was in charge of the U.S. Geological Survey and then worked for the Carnegie Institute. By 1920 he had moved to California and in 1926 joined the staff of LACMA. He died in National City, CA on Dec. 22, 1947. His brother was artist Robert Ridgway. Exh: LACMA, 1926 (solo). In: U.S. Nat’l Arboretum. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); 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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