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1860 Leeuwarden, Holland - 1933 San Francisco, California. Known for: Metalsmith.
Born in Leeuwarden, Holland in 1860. Van Erp came to the U.S. in 1886 and soon moved to . California. While working at the Naval Shipyard on Mare Island, he began salvaging the brass artillery shells... Read full biography
Born in Leeuwarden, Holland in 1860. Van Erp came to the U.S. in 1886 and soon moved to . California. While working at the Naval Shipyard on Mare Island, he began salvaging the brass artillery shells and hammering them into vases which he sold through Vickery, Atkins, & Torrey. He opened his first... Read full biography
Born in Leeuwarden, Holland in 1860. Van Erp came to the U.S. in 1886 and soon moved to . California. While working at the Naval Shipyard on Mare Island, he began salvaging the brass artillery shells and hammering them into vases which he sold through Vickery, Atkins, & Torrey. He opened his first shop in Oakland in 1908 with Harry S. Dixon as an apprentice. Two years later he relocated to San Francisco where Benny Bufano got his start. Van Erp died in San Francisco in 1933. Source: Edan... Read full biography
Born in Leeuwarden, Holland in 1860. Van Erp came to the U.S. in 1886 and soon moved to . California. While working at the Naval Shipyard on Mare Island, he began salvaging the brass artillery shells and hammering them into vases which he sold through Vickery, Atkins, & Torrey. He opened his first shop in Oakland in 1908 with Harry S. Dixon as an apprentice. Two years later he relocated to San Francisco where Benny Bufano got his start. Van Erp died in San Francisco in 1933. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940". CA&A; Antiques West, November 1986. 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... Read full biography
Born in Leeuwarden, Holland in 1860. Van Erp came to the U.S. in 1886 and soon moved to . California. While working at the Naval Shipyard on Mare Island, he began salvaging the brass artillery shells and hammering them into vases which he sold through Vickery, Atkins, & Torrey. He opened his first shop in Oakland in 1908 with Harry S. Dixon as an apprentice. Two years later he relocated to San Francisco where Benny Bufano got his start. Van Erp died in San Francisco in 1933. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940". CA&A; Antiques West, November 1986. 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.... Read full biography
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Born in Leeuwarden, Holland in 1860. Van Erp came to the U.S. in 1886 and soon moved to
California. While working at the Naval Shipyard on Mare Island, he began salvaging the brass artillery shells and hammering them into vases which he sold through Vickery, Atkins, & Torrey. He opened his first shop in Oakland in 1908 with Harry S. Dixon as an apprentice. Two years later he relocated to San Francisco where Benny Bufano got his start. Van Erp died in San Francisco in 1933.
Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
CA&A; Antiques West, November 1986.
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....But wait, there's more...
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