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| | Born in Stoke-on-Trent, England on March 27, 1877, the son of artist Louis Solon who created ceramic vases. The younger Solon studied under his father and in London at the Slade School and University College. In 1914 he immigrated to California. With his brother, Albert, he developed a ceramic therapy program for tuberculosis patients at the Arequipa Sanatorium in Fairfax. During the years 1925-40 he was a designer and art director for W. R. Hearst at San Simeon. He then moved north to Mill Valley where he remained until his death on Jan. 8, 1960. Exh: SFAA, 1916-18; GGIE, 1940 (murals). | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
SF Examiner, 1-10-1960 (obituary). | | 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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