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Frank William Cuprien

Frank William Cuprien (1871 - 1948) was active/lived in California, New York / Germany.  Frank Cuprien is known for Seascape, landscape and coastal view painting.

A resident of Southern California from 1912, Frank Cuprien lived and painted primarily at Laguna Beach where he became known for seascapes and coastal scenes with dramatic lighting effects.

He was also a musician, and from his home, known as the "Viking" overlooking the ocean, he had many piano recitals and art exhibitions. He was a member of the California Art Club and President of the Laguna Beach Art Association. His work is in the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"   ...  [Displaying 577 of 6518 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Frank William Cuprien

   Publications  Book References:  31
Magazine References:  1

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1 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Frank William Cuprien
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Art Review The California Art Club March 1996 Landauer, Susan Yes
31 Book References for Frank William Cuprien
Year Author Title Pages Color
2015 Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall Santa Cruz Art League Statewide Art Exhibition Index, First through Twenty-Seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No. 12) 547 No
2010 Nancy Dustin Wall Moure, Jeffery Morseburg, Tressa Miller, Nat Read, Richard Reitzell Art at the Jonathan Club 184 Yes
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
2005 Steen, Karen E., Laura Davick and Meriam Braselle Crystal Cove Cottages: Island in Time on the California Coast 159 Yes
2002 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
Available For Sale.
1249 No
2000 Powers, John & Deborah; Ron Tyler, Foreward Texas Painters, Sculptors & Graphic Artists A Biographical Dictionary of Artists in Texas Before 1942 606 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1999 Grauer, Paula and Michael R. Dictionary of Texas Artists, 1800-1945 240 Yes
1998 Gerdts, William; Will South California Impressionism 284 Yes
1998 Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall California Art: 450 Years of Painting & Other Media 560 Yes
1998 Reaves, William E Jr Texas Art and a Wildcatter's Dream 92 Yes
1998 Redfern, Ray Redfern Gallery: 1998
(Exhibition catalog)
73 Yes
1996 Landauer, Susan; Donald D. Keyes and Jean Stern California Impressionists
(Exhibition catalog)
103 Yes
1996 Shipp, Steve American Art Colonies 1850-1930 A Guide to Original Art Colonies and Their Artists 159 No
1992 Stern, Jean; Janet Blake Doninik and Harvey L. Jones Selections from the Irvine Museum 128 Yes
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: The Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, Pacific Volume Three 396 Yes
1990 Vincent, Stephen et al O California ! 19th & Early 20th Cen Landscapes 272 Yes
1989 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California, 1786-1940 637 No
1986 Dominik, Janet Blake Early Artists in Laguna Beach: The Impressionists
(Exhibition catalog)
100 Yes
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Dawdy, Doris Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary 1184 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1984 Marlor, Clark S The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944
(Exhibition catalog)
600 No
1984 Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall Southern California Art Publication 3, Dictionary 291 No
1982 Opitz, Glenn Dictionary of American Artists 372 No
1982 Westphal, Ruth Lilly Plein Air Painters of California: The Southland 220 Yes
1979 Editor, Laguna Beach Museum Southern California Artists 1890-1940 216 Yes
1976 Samuels, Peggy and Harold The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West 549 No
1972 Forster, Peggy; Julie Snow Birkhimer; Mae Huntington Permanent Collection Catalog Springville Museum of Art 75 Yes
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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