Otis William Oldfield | |
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Born | Sacramento, California, U.S. | July 3, 1890
Died | May 18, 1969 San Francisco, California, U.S. | (aged 78)
Education | Best’s Art School, Académie Julian |
Occupation(s) | painter, muralist, printmaker, educator |
Spouse | Helen Clark (m. 1926–1969; death) |
Otis William Oldfield (July 3, 1890 – May 18, 1969) [1] [2] was a San Francisco painter, printmaker and art educator.
Otis William Oldfield was born on July 3, 1890, in Sacramento, California. [1] [3] He attended Sutter High School but at age 16 he dropped out of school in order to work. [4]
In 1908, he attended Best’s Art School in San Francisco, [5] [4] [6] operated by Alice Leveque Best and Arthur William Best. In 1911, he moved to Paris to attend Académie Julian. [5] He remained in France until 1924, then moved back to San Francisco. [5] [6]
In 1925, Oldfield had a successful solo show at San Francisco’s Galerie Beaux Arts, an exhibit of work made while he was living in France. [5] In 1929, Oldfield had two exhibitions of San Francisco water scenes at Montross Gallery in New York City. [5] [7]
The following year in 1930, Oldfield worked with architect Timothy Pflueger to create painted windows for the bar at the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange. [5] In 1934, he was one of 26 artists selected to paint murals in the newly erected Coit Tower. [8] One of his frescos there is titled Shipping Activities Inside the Golden Gate. [2]
Starting in 1925, he taught at California School of Fine Art (now San Francisco Art Institute) painting and drawing courses. [5] From 1946 until 1952 he taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts (now called California College of the Arts, or CCA). [9]
Oldfield's students included Yun Gee, [10] Richard Diebenkorn, [5] and Nathan Oliveira. [5] In addition to teaching Yun Gee, Otis Oldfield and Yun Gee were also good friends. [11] [12]
Oldfield died on May 18, 1969, in San Francisco, California. [2] He was survived by his wife Helen Clark Oldfield , who continued to paint until her death in 1981.
His work is in public museum collections include at Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, [5] Los Angeles County Museum of Art, [13] Crocker Art Museum, [14] National Gallery of Art, [15] Smithsonian American Art Museum, [16] Metropolitan Museum of Art, [17]
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