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Gordon Fiscus BIOGRAPHY
1902 Indianapolis, Indiana - 2005 Nashville, Indiana. Known for: Painting.
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 13, 1902. Fiscus studied at the Herron Art School under William Forsythe and at the Art Institute of Chicago. Arriving in San Francisco in the early 1930s, he... Read full biography
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 13, 1902. Fiscus studied at the Herron Art School under William Forsythe and at the Art Institute of Chicago. Arriving in San Francisco in the early 1930s, he continued at the CSFA and with Maynard Dixon. He had his first one-man show in San Francisco in 1934... Read full biography
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 13, 1902. Fiscus studied at the Herron Art School under William Forsythe and at the Art Institute of Chicago. Arriving in San Francisco in the early 1930s, he continued at the CSFA and with Maynard Dixon. He had his first one-man show in San Francisco in 1934 and worked in the art department of the Call Bulletin. He later worked in commercial art in Indianapolis and taught for 18 years at the Herron Art School. From 1964-77 he lived on the Monterey... Read full biography
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 13, 1902. Fiscus studied at the Herron Art School under William Forsythe and at the Art Institute of Chicago. Arriving in San Francisco in the early 1930s, he continued at the CSFA and with Maynard Dixon. He had his first one-man show in San Francisco in 1934 and worked in the art department of the Call Bulletin. He later worked in commercial art in Indianapolis and taught for 18 years at the Herron Art School. From 1964-77 he lived on the Monterey Peninsula, and then in Nashville, Indiana. Added note from Beverly Schawart:. Gordon Wert Fiscus died in Nashville, Indiana and was cremated in November 2005, and buried in Crown Hill Cemetery on April 13, 2006, which would have been his 104th birthday.... Read full biography
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 13, 1902. Fiscus studied at the Herron Art School under William Forsythe and at the Art Institute of Chicago. Arriving in San Francisco in the early 1930s, he continued at the CSFA and with Maynard Dixon. He had his first one-man show in San Francisco in 1934 and worked in the art department of the Call Bulletin. He later worked in commercial art in Indianapolis and taught for 18 years at the Herron Art School. From 1964-77 he lived on the Monterey Peninsula, and then in Nashville, Indiana. Added note from Beverly Schawart:. Gordon Wert Fiscus died in Nashville, Indiana and was cremated in November 2005, and buried in Crown Hill Cemetery on April 13, 2006, which would have been his 104th birthday. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Interview with the artist or his/her family. Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists
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Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 13, 1902. Fiscus studied at the Herron Art School under William Forsythe and at the Art Institute of Chicago. Arriving in San Francisco in the early 1930s, he continued at the CSFA and with Maynard Dixon. He had his first one-man show in San Francisco in 1934 and worked in the art department of the Call Bulletin. He later worked in commercial art in Indianapolis and taught for 18 years at the Herron Art School. From 1964-77 he lived on the Monterey Peninsula, and then in Nashville, Indiana.
Added note from Beverly Schawart:
Gordon Wert Fiscus died in Nashville, Indiana and was cremated in November 2005, and buried in Crown Hill Cemetery on A
Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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