 Alexander Zakreski is primarily known as Alexander M. Zabreskie
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| | After arriving in California in 1850, Zabreskie worked in San Francisco as an associate of J. W. Hartman. He was a draftsman for the Surveyor General's office until his death in the Sandwich Islands on Oct. 28, 1857. Zabreskie Point in Death Valley is named for him. Exh: Mechanics' Inst. (SF), 1857. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
California on Stone (Peters); City Directory; New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America (Groce, George C. and David H. Wallace); Nevada Democrat, 12-2-1857 (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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