This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| | Born in Indiana on Nov. 1, 1878. Before serving in WWI, Wilson painted miniatures. Due to shellshock he was partially blind for several years following the war. He established a studio in Los Angeles in 1926 and, then unable to paint miniatures, produced portraits, flower pieces, and still lifes while working as a freelance commercial artist. He died in Los Angeles at Veterans Hospital on Feb. 27, 1958. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); City Directory; Death record. | | 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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