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1895 Lamberton, Minnesota - 1984 Lodi, California. Known for: Landscape.
Landscape painter. Born in Lamberton, MN on April 5, 1895. Hosmer moved to California with his family in 1903. In 1917 he enrolled at the CSFA where he learned to paint from teachers Van Sloun,... Read full biography
Landscape painter. Born in Lamberton, MN on April 5, 1895. Hosmer moved to California with his family in 1903. In 1917 he enrolled at the CSFA where he learned to paint from teachers Van Sloun, Randolph, and Martinez. In 1930 he settled in Lodi, CA and lived there for his remaining years. Combining... Read full biography
Landscape painter. Born in Lamberton, MN on April 5, 1895. Hosmer moved to California with his family in 1903. In 1917 he enrolled at the CSFA where he learned to paint from teachers Van Sloun, Randolph, and Martinez. In 1930 he settled in Lodi, CA and lived there for his remaining years. Combining a career as both artist and vinyardist, from 1950 until 1977 he was the fine arts director of the Lodi Grape Festival and National Wine Show. After restoring a 112-year-old building in Volcano (CA),... Read full biography
Landscape painter. Born in Lamberton, MN on April 5, 1895. Hosmer moved to California with his family in 1903. In 1917 he enrolled at the CSFA where he learned to paint from teachers Van Sloun, Randolph, and Martinez. In 1930 he settled in Lodi, CA and lived there for his remaining years. Combining a career as both artist and vinyardist, from 1950 until 1977 he was the fine arts director of the Lodi Grape Festival and National Wine Show. After restoring a 112-year-old building in Volcano (CA), he operated the Cobblestone Gallery there for many years. Hosmer died in Lodi on July 25, 1984. His paintings were inspired by the Mother Lode area, Monument Valley, Owens Valley, and the Sierra Nevada. His early landscapes are more somber; during... Read full biography
Landscape painter. Born in Lamberton, MN on April 5, 1895. Hosmer moved to California with his family in 1903. In 1917 he enrolled at the CSFA where he learned to paint from teachers Van Sloun, Randolph, and Martinez. In 1930 he settled in Lodi, CA and lived there for his remaining years. Combining a career as both artist and vinyardist, from 1950 until 1977 he was the fine arts director of the Lodi Grape Festival and National Wine Show. After restoring a 112-year-old building in Volcano (CA), he operated the Cobblestone Gallery there for many years. Hosmer died in Lodi on July 25, 1984. His paintings were inspired by the Mother Lode area, Monument Valley, Owens Valley, and the Sierra Nevada. His early landscapes are more somber; during his later years he used a brighter palette. Member: Hayward AA; Northern Calif. Arts; SWA; Oakland AA. Exh: Oakland Art Gallery, 1932; GGIE, 1939;... Read full biography
Lawrence Frederic Hosmer - Artist Info
About Lawrence Frederic Hosmer: Keywords
Keywords (17)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •American Artists Professional League
- •Salons of America
- •Society of Western Artists (1939-Present)-
Art School
- •California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939, 1940
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Artists Professional League-
- •Salons of America-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
- •Society of Western Artists (1939-Present)