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1897 Randsburg, California - 1968 Capitola, California. Known for: Narrative, illustrator, marine.
A painter, muralist, Warren Chase Merritt was born in Randsburg, California on December 3, 1897. As a young boy Merritt sketched ships along the Eureka waterfront. He was fascinated by the sea and... Read full biography
A painter, muralist, Warren Chase Merritt was born in Randsburg, California on December 3, 1897. As a young boy Merritt sketched ships along the Eureka waterfront. He was fascinated by the sea and his childhood along the coast had a great influence on his future work. When he was about 14, his... Read full biography
A painter, muralist, Warren Chase Merritt was born in Randsburg, California on December 3, 1897. As a young boy Merritt sketched ships along the Eureka waterfront. He was fascinated by the sea and his childhood along the coast had a great influence on his future work. When he was about 14, his father, manager of the North Pacific Steamship Company, was drowned in the wreck of the Hanalei off Ducksbury Reef. Soon thereafter, the Merritt family moved to Sausalito and he enrolled at the CSFA for... Read full biography
A painter, muralist, Warren Chase Merritt was born in Randsburg, California on December 3, 1897. As a young boy Merritt sketched ships along the Eureka waterfront. He was fascinated by the sea and his childhood along the coast had a great influence on his future work. When he was about 14, his father, manager of the North Pacific Steamship Company, was drowned in the wreck of the Hanalei off Ducksbury Reef. Soon thereafter, the Merritt family moved to Sausalito and he enrolled at the CSFA for one term while working as a commercial artist. In 1929 the Crown Zellerbach Corporation commissioned him to paint his first mural, the history of paper making and shipping in the San Francisco Bay area. Throughout his life he painted a number of... Read full biography
A painter, muralist, Warren Chase Merritt was born in Randsburg, California on December 3, 1897. As a young boy Merritt sketched ships along the Eureka waterfront. He was fascinated by the sea and his childhood along the coast had a great influence on his future work. When he was about 14, his father, manager of the North Pacific Steamship Company, was drowned in the wreck of the Hanalei off Ducksbury Reef. Soon thereafter, the Merritt family moved to Sausalito and he enrolled at the CSFA for one term while working as a commercial artist. In 1929 the Crown Zellerbach Corporation commissioned him to paint his first mural, the history of paper making and shipping in the San Francisco Bay area. Throughout his life he painted a number of murals, one commissioned by the Shell Oil Company and another by Pacific Gas & Electric plus a number of historica. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in... Read full biography
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Keywords (21)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Narrative, Story Telling
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Monterey, Carmel California
Art Association
- •Carmel Art Association
Art School
- •California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Carmel Art Association-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York