Artists

A famous French and American flower painter, Paul de Longpre was the most significant watercolor specialist to arrive in Los Angeles in the late 19th century and became the city's first major still-life painter. It is likely he was the first southern California painter to earn a major national reputation. He was born in Lyons, France, where he was...

Wilton Lockwood (September 12, 1861–March 21, 1914, age 52), American artist, was born at Wilton, Connecticut. He was a pupil and an assistant of John LaFarge, and also studied in Paris, becoming a well-known portrait and flower painter. He became a member of the Society of American Artists (1898), and of the Copley Society, Boston, and an...