Henry William Cannon in studio with paintings on wall and on table, Los Angeles, 1927
Contributor
University of California, Los Angeles. -- Library. -- Dept. of Special Collections (repository) Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966 (photographer) Cannon, Henry William, -- 1862-1939 (subject)
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This biography from the Archives of AskART: Born in England on April 9, 1862. Cannon was educated in London and worked there as a designer for gold and silversmiths. He worked in NYC for several years before settling in Los Angeles about 1906. In 1912 he established the Cannon Art School in Los Angeles and taught there until 1933. He died in Redondo Beach, CA on Feb. 5, 1939. Member: Commercial Artists Ass'n of So. Calif.; Free Lance Art League of LA (co-founder and vice pres., 1918). This photograph was taken for an article by Neeta Marquis, "True Spirit of Art Found in City," that appeared in the Los Angeles Times on July 3, 1927 -118.24652552604675 34.051050480739846 The Lyceum Theater was located at 227 S. Spring Street; it was demolished in 1941 Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2358 - 2359 - 2360 Art Studios, Los Angeles Latin Qtr, Noted Los Angeles Painters, 1927. Otis Williams, noted painter-Sculptor-Photographer with head of Boy. The Silsbys - 310 N Grand St, JM [sic] [Henry William] Cannon, Ruth Alexander Artist Henry William Cannon, in his studio in the Lyceum Theater building, wearing smock, holding painting on table, with other paintings, some portraits, some floral, on table and on wall behind Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Painters -- American -- California -- Los Angeles Still life paintings -- California -- Los Angeles Artists' studios -- California -- Los Angeles Portrait paintings -- California -- Los Angeles
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