This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| | Born in Vernon, CA in 1885 into a pioneer family for whom the town is named. After studying art in Brittany and New York, Vernon returned to Los Angeles in 1917 as art critic on the Graphic. Working in oil and watercolor, he produced works which were avant garde by the art standards of his day. He died of diabetes in Vernon on Feb. 8, 1919. Member: Calif. Art Club. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); American Art Annual 1917; Los Angeles Times, Feb. 11 & 16-1919 (obits). | | 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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