Biography from Crocker Art Museum Store:
| | Painter, illustrator. Born in Hicksville, OH on Dec. 25, 1860. After arriving in San Francisco in 1881, Reaser studied at the School of Design and had further study in Paris under Benjamin-Constant and Lefebvre. He illustrated articles on California for Overland Monthly and was active in California until about 1903. After several years in New York and Florence, Italy, he settled in Minneapolis, MN and died there on Dec. 9, 1942. Primarily a portrait and figure painter, he also did landscapes. Exh: Mechanics' Inst. (SF), 1887; SFAA, 1887-96; Calif. Midwinter Int'l Expo, 1894 (silver and gold medals); Calif. State Fair, 1895; NAD, 1897 (prize). Portraits in: Capitol Bldg (Charleston, WV); Des Moines Art Gallery; Carnegie Gallery (Pittsburgh); State Historical Society (Des Moines); U.S. Senate Lobby. AAA 1907-19; WWAA 1936-41; NY Times, 12-11-1942 (obit). | | 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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