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| | Born in Massachusetts in 1886. Sellew graduated from Yale and Harvard universities and then settled in Los Angeles. For many years he taught at the school of medicine at USC. An oculist, he painted in his leisure. He died in Los Angeles on May 5, 1939. Exh: Businessmen's Art Club of LA, 1936. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Los Angeles Times, 5-6-1939 (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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