Biografie von Andrew Putnam HILL (1853-1922)

Birth place: Porter County, IN

Death place: Pacific Grove, CA

Addresses: San Jose, CA; San Fran., CA

Profession: Landscape and portrait painter, photographer

Studied: San Fran. School Design, and with Virgilio Tojetti and Louis Lussier

Exhibited: Mechanics' Inst., 1876; Calif. State Fair, 1877 (med.); St. Louis World's Fair, 1904 (med.); Lewis & Clark Expo, 1905 (med.)

Work: de Young Mus.; San Jose Hist. Mus.; Calif. State Capitol; Bank of America, San Jose

Comments: His family came to California via the Isthmus of Panama. At various times he was in partnership with L. Lussier in a portrait painting business and with Sydney Yard in a photography business. His commitment to the preservation of the Redwood Forests resulted in a monument being placed in his honor in the California State Redwood Park at Big Basin.

Sources: Hughes, Artists in California, 255.