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1893 Columbus, Ohio - 1963 Los Angeles, California. Known for: Illustrator, wood engraving.
Born in Columbus, OH on July 9, 1893, Paul Landacre,while a student at Ohio State University, contracted a streptococcus infection which left him crippled for life. Upon graduation in 1916, he... Read full biography
Born in Columbus, OH on July 9, 1893, Paul Landacre,while a student at Ohio State University, contracted a streptococcus infection which left him crippled for life. Upon graduation in 1916, he relocated to the milder climate of southern California. He soon began his career in a San Diego... Read full biography
Born in Columbus, OH on July 9, 1893, Paul Landacre,while a student at Ohio State University, contracted a streptococcus infection which left him crippled for life. Upon graduation in 1916, he relocated to the milder climate of southern California. He soon began his career in a San Diego advertising agency and about 1922 settled in Los Angeles where he remained. In 1926 he quit his job as a commercial artist to concentrate on printmaking. Landacre taught wood engraving at Otis Art Institute... Read full biography
Born in Columbus, OH on July 9, 1893, Paul Landacre,while a student at Ohio State University, contracted a streptococcus infection which left him crippled for life. Upon graduation in 1916, he relocated to the milder climate of southern California. He soon began his career in a San Diego advertising agency and about 1922 settled in Los Angeles where he remained. In 1926 he quit his job as a commercial artist to concentrate on printmaking. Landacre taught wood engraving at Otis Art Institute until his suicide on June 3, 1963. He was the author-illustrator of several books including California Hills. Rockwell Kent once called him "the best American wood engraver working." . Memberships: . National Academy of Design, California Printmakers... Read full biography
Born in Columbus, OH on July 9, 1893, Paul Landacre,while a student at Ohio State University, contracted a streptococcus infection which left him crippled for life. Upon graduation in 1916, he relocated to the milder climate of southern California. He soon began his career in a San Diego advertising agency and about 1922 settled in Los Angeles where he remained. In 1926 he quit his job as a commercial artist to concentrate on printmaking. Landacre taught wood engraving at Otis Art Institute until his suicide on June 3, 1963. He was the author-illustrator of several books including California Hills. Rockwell Kent once called him "the best American wood engraver working." . Memberships: . National Academy of Design, California Printmakers Society, California Society of Etchers, San Diego Fine Arts Society. "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure);... Read full biography
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