biography of Douglas Ewell PARSHALL (1899-1990)

Birth place: NYC

Addresses: Santa Barbara, CA

Profession: Painter, muralist, teacher

Studied: ASL; Santa Barbara Sch. Arts; his father De Witt.

Exhibited: AIC, 1918, 1924-25; PAFA Ann., 1918-32 (6 times); LACMA, 1918, 1927; PAFA, 1924-41; NAD, 1924-27 (Hallgarten Prizes); Painters of the West, 1926 (gold); CI, 1924-34; Corcoran Gal. biennials, 1932, 1935; Chicago Inst. World's Fair, 1935; San Diego (CA) Expos, 1935; de Young Mus., 1935; GGE, 1939-40; Crocker Art Gal., Sacramento, 1942; Calif. WCS , 1958 (prize), 1962 (prize), 1964 -65 (purchase awards); Watercolor USA, 1969 (purchase award); Gal. de Silva, Santa Barbara & Challis Gal., Laguna Beach, CA, 1970s.

Member: ANA, 1928; NA, 1969; Calif. AC; Calif. Nat. WCS; West Coast WCS; Painters of the West; Soc. Western Artists; Los Angeles AA; Santa Barbara AA.

Work: Warner Bros. Theatre, Hollywood (mural); Santa Barbara Jr. H.S. (murals); Syracuse Mus. FA; NGA; Reading (PA) Mus.; Kansas City AI; San Diego FA Soc.; de Young Mus., San Fran., CA; Santa Barbara (CA) Mus. Art; Richmond (VA) Mus. FA; Springfield (MO) Art Mus.; Detroit (MI) Mus.

Comments: Preferred media: oils, watercolors. Son of De Witt Parshall (see entry). Contrib.: Am. Artist Magazine. Positions: tech. illustr., Douglas Aircraft, 1942-44. Teaching: Santa Barbara Art Inst., 1967-70s.

Sources: WW73; WW47; Falk, Exh. Record Series. More recently, see Hughes, Artists of California, 424; P&H Samuels, 361.

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