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An example of work by Pierre Signa
Artwork images are copyright of the artist or assignee
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| | Born in Paris, France on March 23, 1882. Signa studied art at Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Nice. He immigrated to San Francisco in 1913, and worked on decorations for the PPIE. After years of painting billboards for Standard Oil, he resigned and built a studio-home in South San Francisco where taught sculpture and painting. For many years he abandoned art but began again in the 1940s. He died in Santa Clara, CA on Jan. 24, 1968. Exh: Lodi Grape Festival, 1953; SWA, 1950s; Redwood City Library, 1955 (solo); City of Paris (SF), 1950s; Palo Alto Art Club, 1955. In: Masons Lodge (Mountain View). | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Interview with the artist or his/her family; Palo Alto Times, 1-23-1951. | | 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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