Biografie von Pedro J. DE LEMOS (1882-1954)

Birth place: Austin, NV

Death place: Palo Alto, CA

Addresses: Palo Alto, CA

Profession: Designer, painter, craftsperson, etcher, lithographer, illustrator, teacher, author, museum director

Studied: H.S. Fonda; M. Benton, San Fran. Inst. Art; Mark Hopkins Inst. with Arthur Mathews; ASL with George Bridgman, Arthur Dow; Columbia Univ.

Exhibited: Pan-Pacific Expo, San Fran., 1915 (hon. men.); Calif. State Fair, 1916 (gold); Bohemian Club, 1920s; PAFA; Calif. SE, Stanford Univ., 1928

Member: Calif. SE; Carmel AA (first pres.); Palo Alto AA; Bohemian Club; Calif. PM Soc.; Royal Soc. Art, London (fellow)

Work: Bohemian Club; Stanford Univ.; Calif. State Lib., Sacramento; Monterey Pub. Lib.; City Lib., Monterey, CA

Comments: Auth. of about 50 books on arts and crafts incl.: Applied Art; Artists Scrap Book; Block Printing; Color Cement Handicraft; The Bird in Art; The Tree in Art; Principles of Beauty in Design; Plant Form in Design; Indian Decorative Designs; Oriental Decorative Design; Old World Decorative Design; Modern Art Portfolios; Indian Arts. Teaching: Univ. Calif.; San Fran. Inst. Art. Positions: ed., School Arts Magazine; dir., Mus. FA, Stanford Univ. Also appears as Pedro J. De Lemos.

Sources: WW33; WW59; WW47; Hughes, Artists of California, 332.