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1930 Salinas Valley, California - 2016 Salinas Valley, California. Known for: Abstract expressionist painting.
Jose Ramon Lerma, a San Francisco artist whose work spanned seven decades, died peacefully December 22nd in the Salinas Valley. He was 86 years of age.??Jose was born in 1930 in the Salinas Valley,... Read full biography
Jose Ramon Lerma, a San Francisco artist whose work spanned seven decades, died peacefully December 22nd in the Salinas Valley. He was 86 years of age.??Jose was born in 1930 in the Salinas Valley, the oldest of ten children. As a student in 1948, his artistic talent was noted by his teachers. He... Read full biography
Jose Ramon Lerma, a San Francisco artist whose work spanned seven decades, died peacefully December 22nd in the Salinas Valley. He was 86 years of age.??Jose was born in 1930 in the Salinas Valley, the oldest of ten children. As a student in 1948, his artistic talent was noted by his teachers. He was awarded a scholarship to California School of Fine Arts (now SFAI), one of its first Latino students.??. Drafted into the U.S. Army at the start of the Korean War, Jose was stationed close to the... Read full biography
Jose Ramon Lerma, a San Francisco artist whose work spanned seven decades, died peacefully December 22nd in the Salinas Valley. He was 86 years of age.??Jose was born in 1930 in the Salinas Valley, the oldest of ten children. As a student in 1948, his artistic talent was noted by his teachers. He was awarded a scholarship to California School of Fine Arts (now SFAI), one of its first Latino students.??. Drafted into the U.S. Army at the start of the Korean War, Jose was stationed close to the front. "Every day was intense. One was illuminated with the fear of dying." His experiences there transformed him as a person and as an artist. "I came home a changed person, and I became anti-war."??. When Jose returned to the Art Institute, he "went... Read full biography
Jose Ramon Lerma, a San Francisco artist whose work spanned seven decades, died peacefully December 22nd in the Salinas Valley. He was 86 years of age.??Jose was born in 1930 in the Salinas Valley, the oldest of ten children. As a student in 1948, his artistic talent was noted by his teachers. He was awarded a scholarship to California School of Fine Arts (now SFAI), one of its first Latino students.??. Drafted into the U.S. Army at the start of the Korean War, Jose was stationed close to the front. "Every day was intense. One was illuminated with the fear of dying." His experiences there transformed him as a person and as an artist. "I came home a changed person, and I became anti-war."??. When Jose returned to the Art Institute, he "went into painting and drawing with a fury." The Art Institute was an important center for Abstract Expressionism, and there he studied under E... Read full biography
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Jose Ramon Lerma, a San Francisco artist whose work spanned seven decades, died peacefully December 22nd in the Salinas Valley. He was 86 years of age.??Jose was born in 1930 in the Salinas Valley, the oldest of ten children. As a student in 1948, his artistic talent was noted by his teachers. He was awarded a scholarship to California School of Fine Arts (now SFAI), one of its first Latino students.??
Drafted into the U.S. Army at the start of the Korean War, Jose was stationed close to the front. "Every day was intense. One was illuminated with the fear of dying." His experiences there transformed him as a person and as an artist. "I came home a changed person, and I became anti-war."??
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