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Roy Ropp BIOGRAPHY
1888 Butler County, Kansas - 1974 Yucca Valley, California. Known for: Landscape, coastal view.
Roy M. Ropp was born in Butler County, Kansas on June 19, 1888. Ropp was a carpenter in Guthrie, Oklahoma before moving to southern California. He farmed for awhile in Palo Verde and settled in... Read full biography
Roy M. Ropp was born in Butler County, Kansas on June 19, 1888. Ropp was a carpenter in Guthrie, Oklahoma before moving to southern California. He farmed for awhile in Palo Verde and settled in Laguna Beach in 1921. There he became a successful builder, insurance and real estate agent. After taking... Read full biography
Roy M. Ropp was born in Butler County, Kansas on June 19, 1888. Ropp was a carpenter in Guthrie, Oklahoma before moving to southern California. He farmed for awhile in Palo Verde and settled in Laguna Beach in 1921. There he became a successful builder, insurance and real estate agent. After taking up painting in 1931, he painted coastals, seascapes, and desert landscapes. He was the creator and director of the Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts. In 1961 he retired to the... Read full biography
Roy M. Ropp was born in Butler County, Kansas on June 19, 1888. Ropp was a carpenter in Guthrie, Oklahoma before moving to southern California. He farmed for awhile in Palo Verde and settled in Laguna Beach in 1921. There he became a successful builder, insurance and real estate agent. After taking up painting in 1931, he painted coastals, seascapes, and desert landscapes. He was the creator and director of the Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts. In 1961 he retired to the Yucca Valley, north of Palm Springs, where he taught art classes until his death on May 8, 1974. Member: American Artists Professional League; San Gabriel Art Guild. Exhibited: Laguna Beach Art Ass'n, 1931-40; Desert Inn, 1935; Bank of America... Read full biography
Roy M. Ropp was born in Butler County, Kansas on June 19, 1888. Ropp was a carpenter in Guthrie, Oklahoma before moving to southern California. He farmed for awhile in Palo Verde and settled in Laguna Beach in 1921. There he became a successful builder, insurance and real estate agent. After taking up painting in 1931, he painted coastals, seascapes, and desert landscapes. He was the creator and director of the Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts. In 1961 he retired to the Yucca Valley, north of Palm Springs, where he taught art classes until his death on May 8, 1974. Member: American Artists Professional League; San Gabriel Art Guild. Exhibited: Laguna Beach Art Ass'n, 1931-40; Desert Inn, 1935; Bank of America (Laguna Beach), 1938; Festival of the Arts (Laguna Beach), 1939;. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Nearly 20,000 biographies can be... Read full biography
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Roy M. Ropp was born in Butler County, Kansas on June 19, 1888. Ropp was a carpenter in Guthrie, Oklahoma before moving to southern California.
He farmed for awhile in Palo Verde and settled in Laguna Beach in 1921. There he became a successful builder, insurance and real estate agent. After taking up painting in 1931, he painted coastals, seascapes, and desert landscapes. He was the creator and director of the Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts.
In 1961 he retired to the Yucca Valley, north of Palm Springs, where he taught art classes until his death on May 8, 1974.
Member: American Artists Professional League; San Gabriel Art Guild.
Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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