biography of William HESTHAL (1908-1985)

Birth place: San Francisco

Death place: Santa Barbara, CA

Addresses: San Francisco; Santa Barbara, CA, 1942

Profession: Painter, mural painter, lithographer, etcher

Studied: Calif. Sch. FA with Alice B. Chittenden

Exhibited: San Fran. AA, 1924, 1935 (prize); SFMA, 1935; GGE, 1939; WFNY, 1939; Coca Cola Traveling Exhib.; MM; Santa Barbara Mus. Art, (solo, 1985)

Member: San Fran. AA; Soc. Western Artists; Calif. Sch. FA, 1936-37; Calif. SE.

Work: WPA fresco, Coit Tower; San Fran. Art Inst. (mural); Tamalpais High Sch., Mill Valley; Calif. Sch. FA; Bender Coll., SFMA.

Sources: WW40; Hughes, Artists in California, 253.