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Charles Garbutt BIOGRAPHY
1900 Ontario, California - 1975 Los Angeles, California. Known for: Animal illustrator, animator.
Born in Ontario, CA on Aug. 25, 1900 of Canadian parents, Charles Garbutt began sketching farm animals as a child, and at age 15 was earning his living as an artist. A self-taught artist, he worked... Read full biography
Born in Ontario, CA on Aug. 25, 1900 of Canadian parents, Charles Garbutt began sketching farm animals as a child, and at age 15 was earning his living as an artist. A self-taught artist, he worked in the art department of the Los Angeles Times, was author-illustrator of children's books, taught... Read full biography
Born in Ontario, CA on Aug. 25, 1900 of Canadian parents, Charles Garbutt began sketching farm animals as a child, and at age 15 was earning his living as an artist. A self-taught artist, he worked in the art department of the Los Angeles Times, was author-illustrator of children's books, taught art at the Los Angeles Zoo for the Chouinard School of Art, and created drawings of Snow White and Bambi for Walt Disney. A lifelong resident of Los Angeles, Garbutt died on March 17, 1975. Exhibition:.... Read full biography
Born in Ontario, CA on Aug. 25, 1900 of Canadian parents, Charles Garbutt began sketching farm animals as a child, and at age 15 was earning his living as an artist. A self-taught artist, he worked in the art department of the Los Angeles Times, was author-illustrator of children's books, taught art at the Los Angeles Zoo for the Chouinard School of Art, and created drawings of Snow White and Bambi for Walt Disney. A lifelong resident of Los Angeles, Garbutt died on March 17, 1975. Exhibition:. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Collection. Orange County Museum. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Interview with the artist or his/her family; Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); Death record. Nearly 20,000... Read full biography
Born in Ontario, CA on Aug. 25, 1900 of Canadian parents, Charles Garbutt began sketching farm animals as a child, and at age 15 was earning his living as an artist. A self-taught artist, he worked in the art department of the Los Angeles Times, was author-illustrator of children's books, taught art at the Los Angeles Zoo for the Chouinard School of Art, and created drawings of Snow White and Bambi for Walt Disney. A lifelong resident of Los Angeles, Garbutt died on March 17, 1975. Exhibition:. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Collection. Orange County Museum. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Interview with the artist or his/her family; Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); 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... Read full biography
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Bernard (Charles Bernard) Garbutt
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Born in Ontario, CA on Aug. 25, 1900 of Canadian parents, Charles Garbutt began sketching farm animals as a child, and at age 15 was earning his living as an artist. A self-taught artist, he worked in the art department of the Los Angeles Times, was author-illustrator of children's books, taught art at the Los Angeles Zoo for the Chouinard School of Art, and created drawings of Snow White and Bambi for Walt Disney.
A lifelong resident of Los Angeles, Garbutt died on March 17, 1975.
Exhibition:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Collection
Orange County MuseumBiography from California Watercolor
Bernard Garbutt was born in Southern California and grew up in the Los Angeles area. After finishing high school he was hired as a staff artist for the Los Angeles Times to cover country fairs, horse races and farming events to produce drawings for the Sunday supplements.
Bernard Garbutt was an extremely versatile artist. He wrote and illustrated a number of children's books, Including Timothy the Deer. The Walt Disney Studio hired him to work on the animated film productions of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Bambi. During WWII he was an artist for Screen Gems Productions in Hollywood and during the 1950s and 1960s, he taught at the Chouinard Art Institute.
Biographical information:
Interview with Janice Loovos Garbutt, 1983.
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