Biografie von Benjamin RABORG (1871-1918)

Birth place: Missouri

Death place: San Francisco, CA

Addresses: Chicago, IL; California, c.1880; active in San Fran., from c.1895.

Profession: Painter

Work: Stenzel collection

Comments: Specialized in portraits, Indian scenes, and landscapes. He fulfilled many decorative and painting commissions for wealthy San Franciscans after the earthquake and fire of 1906. By 1913 his work was no longer in demand and he was living in a small hotel in downtown San Francisco. Raborg died from his injuries after being hit by a cable car. Samuels report that his work varied in both quality and style.

Sources: Hughes, Artists of California, 454; Peggy and Harold Samuels, 387