biography of Edward Wilson CURRIER (1857-1918)

Birth place: Marietta, OH

Death place: San Francisco, CA

Addresses: San Francisco, CA

Profession: Painter

Studied: Acad. FA, Chicago; G.L. Clough in New York.

Exhibited: Mechanics' Inst., 1896; Calif. State Fairs, 1899, 1902; San Francisco AA, annuals; MArk Hopkins Inst., 1898; Alaska-Yukon Expo, 1909 (medals)

Member: San Francisco AA.

Work: City of Monterey College; Soc. of Calif. Pioneers

Comments: Son of Charles J. Currier (see entry) and nephew of Nathaniel Currier (see entry). Specialty: oil and watercolor landscapes, coastal scenes, still lifes and marines. The earthquake and fire of 1906 destroyed much of his early work.

Sources: WW17; Hughes, Artists of California, 129; Peggy and Harold Samuels, 118.