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Frank Dorn BIOGRAPHY
1901 San Francisco, California - 1981 Washington District Of Columbia. Known for: Watercolor Painting.
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Born in San Francisco, CA on June 25, 1901. Dorn was a pupil at the CSFA during 1915-18, and the winner of a Liberty Poster prize in 1918. He then entered West Point, made a career of the Army, and... Read full biography
Born in San Francisco, CA on June 25, 1901. Dorn was a pupil at the CSFA during 1915-18, and the winner of a Liberty Poster prize in 1918. He then entered West Point, made a career of the Army, and retired to Carmel, CA as brigadeer general. He died in Washington, DC in July 1981. His painting... Read full biography
Born in San Francisco, CA on June 25, 1901. Dorn was a pupil at the CSFA during 1915-18, and the winner of a Liberty Poster prize in 1918. He then entered West Point, made a career of the Army, and retired to Carmel, CA as brigadeer general. He died in Washington, DC in July 1981. His painting subjects include the California missions. Exh: Carmel AA; Artists Guild of America (Carmel), 1954; Carmel Valley Gallery, 1955 (solo). Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California,
Born in San Francisco, CA on June 25, 1901. Dorn was a pupil at the CSFA during 1915-18, and the winner of a Liberty Poster prize in 1918. He then entered West Point, made a career of the Army, and retired to Carmel, CA as brigadeer general. He died in Washington, DC in July 1981. His painting subjects include the California missions. Exh: Carmel AA; Artists Guild of America (Carmel), 1954; Carmel Valley Gallery, 1955 (solo). Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940". WWC 1961; SS. 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.
Born in San Francisco, CA on June 25, 1901. Dorn was a pupil at the CSFA during 1915-18, and the winner of a Liberty Poster prize in 1918. He then entered West Point, made a career of the Army, and retired to Carmel, CA as brigadeer general. He died in Washington, DC in July 1981. His painting subjects include the California missions. Exh: Carmel AA; Artists Guild of America (Carmel), 1954; Carmel Valley Gallery, 1955 (solo). Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940". WWC 1961; SS. 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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Born in San Francisco, CA on June 25, 1901. Dorn was a pupil at the CSFA during 1915-18, and the winner of a Liberty Poster prize in 1918. He then entered West Point, made a career of the Army, and retired to Carmel, CA as brigadeer general. He died in Washington, DC in July 1981. His painting subjects include the California missions.
Exh: Carmel AA; Artists Guild of America (Carmel), 1954; Carmel Valley Gallery, 1955 (solo).