biography of Giuseppe CADENASSO (1854-1918)

Birth place: Genoa, Italy

Death place: San Fran., CA

Addresses: San Fran., CA

Profession: Landscape painter

Studied: Mark Hopkins Inst., with Arthur F. Mathews

Exhibited: San Francisco AA annuals, 1894-1918; Bohemian Club, 1894-1918; Calif. Midwinter Int'l Expo., 1894; Mark Hopkins Inst., 1898; Alaska-Yukon-Pac. Expo., Seattle, 1909 (gold); Calif. State Fair (gold); Paul Elders, 1905 (solo), 1912 (solo); PPE, 1915

Member: San Fran. AA.

Work: St. Mary's College, Moraga; Bohemian Club; Oakland Mus.; Mills College; Golden Gate Park Mus.; Nevada State Capitol; deYoung Mus.; CPLH

Comments: Came at age nine from Genoa to California where his uncle owned a vineyard. As a young man he worked as a barber and waiter, singing Italian opera at the Tivoli Opera House. His talents as a painter were discovered by Jules Tavernier (see entry). Favorite subjects: eucalyptus trees, sunlight on the marshes. Position: instr., Mills College, 1903-1917.

Sources: WW17; Hughes, Artists in California, 86; P&H Samuels, 79.