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Ad Code: 3
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from Auction House Records.
THE TRAIL, in rare stanford white frame
Artwork images are copyright of the artist or assignee
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Biography from Crocker Art Museum Store:
| | Painter, illustrator, etcher. Born in Fulton, IN on March 13, 1896. After serving in WWI, Reitzel studied at the AIC and then earned a Ph.D degree at Ohio State University. He moved to California in 1938 to establish the art department at San Jose State College and was its director until retirement in 1956. His final years were spent on a ranch near Pescadero, CA where he conducted a summer art school. Reitzel died at San Mateo Hospital on Dec. 26, 1963. His work includes landscapes and seascapes. Member: Commonwealth Club (SF); Press Club (SF); Pacific AA; AAPL; SWA; Chicago Society of Artists. Exh: AIC, 1927-29; PAFA, 1928-31; CGA, 1929; Century of Progress Expo (Chicago), 1933 (medal); GGIE, 1939; Calif. Statewide (Santa Cruz), 1940s; San Jose Art League, 1941 (1st prize); Oakland Art Gallery, 1941-43; Maxwell Galleries (SF), 1944; SWA, 1940s. WWAA 1936-62; lnvw; San Jose Mercury & SF Examiner, 12-27-1963 (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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