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William Ross Cameron

William Ross Cameron (1893 - 1971) was active/lived in California.  William Cameron is known for Illustrator, miniature landscape.

Illustrator, etcher, watercolorist, lithographer. Born in NYC on June 14, 1893. By 1905 Cameron had settled in San Francisco where he later studied under Macky and Martinez at the CSFA and Perham Nahl at the CCAC. After further art studies in London and Paris, he worked as a freelance illustrator and as a staff artist for the Oakland Post, San Francisco Chronicle and Call Bulletin newspapers.

By 1930 he was exhibiting nationally and was known for his miniature watercolors of the San Francisco Bay area. He had then moved across the bay to Alameda and later settled in Berkeley. Cameron died there on Dec. 9, 1971.

Member: SWA; Alameda AA; Artists Guild of America; SFAA; Calif. Society of Etchers; Oakland AA; Thirteen Watercolorists.

Exhibition:
Oakland Art Gallery, 1917, 1928, 1932, 1934; Calif. Society of Etchers, Stanford Univ., 1928; San Francisco Art Association, 1931; GGIE, 1939; Society for Sanity in Art, CPLH, 1940.

Collection:
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Keywords and Quick Facts for William Ross Cameron


   Keywords 
Art MethodArt MediaArt StyleArt Subject
  • Figure, Figurative Humans
  • Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
  • Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
  • Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
  • Regionalism, Local Scene
  • Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • California Before 1940
Art Association
  • San Francisco Art Association-
  • Society of Western Artists (1939-Present)-
Art School
  • California College of Arts and Crafts, Student
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Miniature Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
  • Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939, 1940
Exhibition of Art Association
  • Society of Western Artists (1939-Present)

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