Biografie von Charles Arthur FRIES (1854-1940)

Birth place: Hillsboro, OH

Death place: San Diego, CA

Addresses: NYC; Vermont; San Diego, CA

Profession: Painter, lithographer, illustrator

Studied: Cincinnati Art Acad.; with Charles Webber

Exhibited: AIC, 1902; Seattle FAS, 1911 (medal); PAFA, 1912; Pan-Pacific Expo, 1915 (medal); Calif. State Fair, 1930; San Diego AG, 1932 (prize); Calif.-Pacific Int. Expo, San Diego, 1935; GGE, 1939

Member: San Diego AG; Laguna Beach AA; La Jolla AA; Calif. AC; San Diego Contemp. Art

Work: San Diego FA Gal.; San Diego Mus. Art; San Diego Hist. Soc.; CGA

Comments: His lithographs appeared in Harper's, Leslie's, and Century Magazine. He achieved success as a lithographer and painter of desert landscapes during his lifetime.

Sources: WW40; Hughes, Artists of California, 193; Falk, Exh. Record Series.