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John Roeder

John Roeder (1877 - 1964) was active/lived in California / Luxembourg.  John Roeder is known for Naive imaginary landscape.

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Born in Luxembourg in 1877. Roeder was raised on a farm and then worked in Lorraine in the steel mills and iron mines. With wife and children, he joined his brother in Richmond, CA in 1909. After working for Standard Oil as a pipe fitter and operating a ranch in nearby Sonoma, in 1928 he returned to Richmond to become the gardener for Union High School. A self-taught artist, in his leisure he sculpted and painted primitives. Roeder died in Richmond on July 31, 1964. Exh: Richmond Art Center, 1961, 1963 (solos); Oakland Museum, 1986 (folk art). In: Oakland Museum; Richmond Art Center.

Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
SF Examiner, 8-1-1964 (obituary).

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   Publications  Book References:  6
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6 Book References for John Roeder
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2002 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
Available For Sale.
1249 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1990 Rosenak, Chuck and Jan Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of 20th Century Folk Art and Artists 416 Yes
1989 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California, 1786-1940 637 No
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