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Lorenzo Latimer
(1857-1941)
Lorenzo Latimer was a painter born in Gold Hill, Placer County, California on October 22, 1857, the son of a federal judge. Latimer was educated at McClure’s Military Academy in Oakland. After settling in San Francisco, he studied art under Virgil Williams at the School of Design and later became an instructor at that school. A prolific artist, he lost many works in the disaster of 1906. With the city in ruins, he moved across the bay to Berkeley where he taught at the University of California and established a home and studio at 2514 Woolsey Street. Latimer was also active in Reno and in 1921 founded the Latimer Art Club there. He died in Berkeley on January 14, 1941, having contributed greatly to California art both as a teacher and painter. Primarily a watercolorist, Latimer is best known for his depiction’s of Lake Tahoe, the Sierra Nevada, and Nevada.
Member: Bay Region Art Association; Bohemian Club; San Francisco Art Association (board of directors 1899-1917).
Exhibited: Mark Hopkins Instiute, 1897; Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915; Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939.
Awards: Gold medal, World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893; Gold medals, California Midwinter Exposition, 1894; Silver medal, Portland Exposition, 1905; Silver medal, Seattle Exposition, 1909; many medals and awards at California State Fairs.
Works held: Bohemian Club; Sierra Nevada Museum, Reno; Oakland Museum; Athenian Nile Club, Oakland; de Young Museum.
Source:
Hughes, Edan M. Artists In California 1786-1940. 3rd ed. Vol. 1. Sacramento: Crocker, Art Museum, 2002. N. pag. 2 vols. Print.
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