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| | Born in San Francisco, CA on Nov. 9, 1897. Scott was active as an artist in his native city until his suicide there on Feb. 20, 1925. At age 27 he had just begun to do some of his finest work. Local art critics compared his illustrations to those of Aubrey Beardsley. Exh: SFAA, 1919-20; Oakland Art Gallery, 1929. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Oakland Museum; Death record; SF Chronicle, 2-11-1925 (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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