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Tom E Lewis

Tom E Lewis (1909 - 1979) was active/lived in California.  Tom Lewis is known for Modernist town-landscape and still life painting.

Born in Los Angeles, CA on Feb. 22, 1909. Lewis studied architecture at USC. During the 1930s he had a home at 2260 Midlothian Drive in Pasadena and a studio in Laguna Beach.

A self-taught artist, he worked in oil and watercolor and was partial to the color blue. In 1935 he moved to San Francisco and established a studio on Telegraph Hill. He died there on Aug. 2, 1979.

Member:
California Art Club
San Diego Fine Arts Society
California Water Color Society
Laguna Beach Art Association
Progressive Painters of Southern California (cofounder)
Exhibition:
Los Angeles County Fair, 1931;
San Diego Fine Arts Gallery, 1932 (prize)
Ebell Salon (LA), 1934, 1935 (1st prize)
Santa Cruz Art League, 1934
San Diego Art Guild, 1934 (1st prize)
California Water Color Society, 1934, 1936 (1st prizes)
Los Angles County Museum of Art, 1934, 1935 (1st prizes)
Oakland Art Gallery, 1935 (prize)
San Francisco Museum of Art, 1935
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Facts about Tom E Lewis

   Tom E Lewis  Born:  1909 - Los Angeles, California
Died:   1979 - San Francisco, California
Known for:  Modernist town-landscape and still life painting
Name variants:  Thomas E Lewis

Biography from CalART.com

Tom E. Lewis (1909-1979)...

Born: Los Angeles, CA
Studied: University of Southern California
Member: California Water Color Society, San Francisco Art Association.

Tom E. Lewis was raised in Pasadena, and became interested in watercolor painting while studying architecture. During the late 1920s, he developed a unique style of painting with watercolors and in 1931, became a member of the California Water Color Society.

Throughout the 1930s, he lived in Laguna Beach and was an active member of the art colony there. He also exhibited his watercolors regularly in Northern California museum shows, receiving several major awards and favorable reviews.

After 1950, Lewis lived in the San Francisco area and continued to produce fine art paintings.
Biographical information:California Water Color Society (Catalogs) Tom E. Lewis (Catalog).

Source:California Watercolors 1850-1970, By Gordon T. McClelland and Jay T. Last.


Biography from Crocker Art Museum Store

Born in Los Angeles, CA on Feb. 22, 1909. Lewis studied architecture at USC. During the 1930s he had a home at 2260 Midlothian Drive in Pasadena and a studio in Laguna Beach.

A self-taught artist, he worked in oil and watercolor and was partial to the color blue. In 1935 he moved to San Francisco and established a studio on Telegraph Hill. He died there on Aug. 2, 1979.

Member:
California Art Club
San Diego Fine Arts Society
California Water Color Society
Laguna Beach Art Association
Progressive Painters of Southern California (cofounder)
Exhibition:
Los Angeles County Fair, 1931;
San Diego Fine Arts Gallery, 1932 (prize)
Ebell Salon (LA), 1934, 1935 (1st prize)
Santa Cruz Art League, 1934
San Diego Art Guild, 1934 (1st prize)
California Water Color Society, 1934, 1936 (1st prizes)
Los Angles County Museum of Art, 1934, 1935 (1st prizes)
Oakland Art Gallery, 1935 (prize)
San Francisco Museum of Art, 1935
San Francisco Art Association, 1937
Californa State Fair, 1937;
Meet the Artists, De Young Museum, 1943

Collection:Oakland Museum
California Palace of Legend of HonorSanta Barbara Museum;
Placerville and Hayward Post OfficesSan Francisco Museum of Art,

LiteratureAmerican Art Annual 1933
Who Was Who in American Art,1936-41
San Francisco Chronicle, 8-8-1979 (obit)

Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"


Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.


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