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Charles Shed BIOGRAPHY
1818 Boston, Massachusetts - 1893 Alameda, California. Known for: Landscape, marine.
Painter. Born in Boston, MA in 1818. Shed arrived in San Francisco during the Gold Rush in 1849. He worked as a ship chandler and as a scene painter for theatrical producer David Robinson (father of... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Boston, MA in 1818. Shed arrived in San Francisco during the Gold Rush in 1849. He worked as a ship chandler and as a scene painter for theatrical producer David Robinson (father of artist Charles D. Robinson). He painted many landscapes of northern California as well as marines... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Boston, MA in 1818. Shed arrived in San Francisco during the Gold Rush in 1849. He worked as a ship chandler and as a scene painter for theatrical producer David Robinson (father of artist Charles D. Robinson). He painted many landscapes of northern California as well as marines and the shipping activities on San Francisco Bay. Shed later moved across the bay to Alameda where he maintained a home and studio for many years at 1616 Alameda Avenue. He died there on Sept. 12, 1893.... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Boston, MA in 1818. Shed arrived in San Francisco during the Gold Rush in 1849. He worked as a ship chandler and as a scene painter for theatrical producer David Robinson (father of artist Charles D. Robinson). He painted many landscapes of northern California as well as marines and the shipping activities on San Francisco Bay. Shed later moved across the bay to Alameda where he maintained a home and studio for many years at 1616 Alameda Avenue. He died there on Sept. 12, 1893. Exh: Mechanics' Inst. Fair, 1857, 1858 (medal), 1860, 1878-80; Calif. Art Union, 1865; San Francisco Art Association, 1872-83. In: Oakland Museum; Santa Cruz City Museum. CSL; Oakland Tribune, 9-14-1893 (obit). Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found
Painter. Born in Boston, MA in 1818. Shed arrived in San Francisco during the Gold Rush in 1849. He worked as a ship chandler and as a scene painter for theatrical producer David Robinson (father of artist Charles D. Robinson). He painted many landscapes of northern California as well as marines and the shipping activities on San Francisco Bay. Shed later moved across the bay to Alameda where he maintained a home and studio for many years at 1616 Alameda Avenue. He died there on Sept. 12, 1893. Exh: Mechanics' Inst. Fair, 1857, 1858 (medal), 1860, 1878-80; Calif. Art Union, 1865; San Francisco Art Association, 1872-83. In: Oakland Museum; Santa Cruz City Museum. CSL; Oakland Tribune, 9-14-1893 (obit). 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
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Painter. Born in Boston, MA in 1818. Shed arrived in San Francisco during the Gold Rush in 1849. He worked as a ship chandler and as a scene painter for theatrical producer David Robinson (father of artist Charles D. Robinson). He painted many landscapes of northern California as well as marines and the shipping activities on San Francisco Bay. Shed later moved across the bay to Alameda where he maintained a home and studio for many years at 1616 Alameda Avenue. He died there on Sept. 12, 1893. Exh: Mechanics' Inst. Fair, 1857, 1858 (medal), 1860, 1878-80; Calif. Art Union, 1865; San Francisco Art Association, 1872-83. In: Oakland Museum; Santa Cruz City Museum. CSL; Oakland Tribune, 9-14-1893 (obit).
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.