Chaffey Community Museum of Art
217 S Lemon Ave
Ontario, CA 91761
Ontario, CA 91761
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Museums page for Thomas (Tom) Theodore Craig ((1909 - 1969)), known for Landscape, portrait-figure, and genre painting. Showing 4 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1909 Upland, California - 1969 Upland, California. Known for: Landscape, portrait-figure, and genre painting.
Born in Upland, California, Tom Craig became a landscape, portrait and figure painter whose early career was in illustration but whose later focus was fine-art painting. He became a major figure in... Read full biography
Born in Upland, California, Tom Craig became a landscape, portrait and figure painter whose early career was in illustration but whose later focus was fine-art painting. He became a major figure in The California Style* of watercolor painting. As a young student, Craig studied botany at the... Read full biography
Born in Upland, California, Tom Craig became a landscape, portrait and figure painter whose early career was in illustration but whose later focus was fine-art painting. He became a major figure in The California Style* of watercolor painting. As a young student, Craig studied botany at the University of California at Berkeley, and living in Los Angeles, continued botanical studies at Pomona College. With a persistent interest in art, he studied briefly at Chouinard Art Institute* with Stanton... Read full biography
Born in Upland, California, Tom Craig became a landscape, portrait and figure painter whose early career was in illustration but whose later focus was fine-art painting. He became a major figure in The California Style* of watercolor painting. As a young student, Craig studied botany at the University of California at Berkeley, and living in Los Angeles, continued botanical studies at Pomona College. With a persistent interest in art, he studied briefly at Chouinard Art Institute* with Stanton Macdonald-Wright, Millard Sheets and Barse Miller. In 1928, when he was 21, he got tuberculosis, and for his health, moved for several years to Palm Springs, California for the dry desert climate. During this period, he became a serious fine-art... Read full biography
Born in Upland, California, Tom Craig became a landscape, portrait and figure painter whose early career was in illustration but whose later focus was fine-art painting. He became a major figure in The California Style* of watercolor painting. As a young student, Craig studied botany at the University of California at Berkeley, and living in Los Angeles, continued botanical studies at Pomona College. With a persistent interest in art, he studied briefly at Chouinard Art Institute* with Stanton Macdonald-Wright, Millard Sheets and Barse Miller. In 1928, when he was 21, he got tuberculosis, and for his health, moved for several years to Palm Springs, California for the dry desert climate. During this period, he became a serious fine-art painter, and returning to Los Angeles, studied with Frank Tolles Chamberlain and Clarence Hinkle.... Read full biography
Thomas (Tom) Theodore Craig - Artist Info
About Thomas (Tom) Theodore Craig: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (4)
All MuseumsLos Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036Telfair Museum of Art
Po Box 10081
Savannah, GA 31412UCI Institute and Museum for California Art
18881 von Karman Avenue
Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92612