American painter
Juan B. Wandesforde
Born Juan Buckingham Wandesforde
June 24, 1817England
Died November 18, 1902 Occupation Painter Known for Co-founding San Francisco Art Association
Juan Buckingham Wandesforde (June 24, 1817 – November 18, 1902) was an English-born American painter.[1] [2] [3] He is known for co-founding of the San Francisco Art Association in 1871, in San Francisco, California .
Juan Buckingham Wandesforde was born on June 24, 1817, in England into an aristocratic family, the Earls of Wandesforde.[4] He studied art in England, under John Varley .[5]
Wandesforde came to California in 1862.[6] [7] In 1871, he co-founded the San Francisco Art Association with Virgil Macey Williams ;[8] and served as the first president of the organization.[6] His work can be seen at the Laguna Art Museum .[9]
^ "Noted Artist Passes Away" . The San Francisco Call . November 19, 1902. p. 9. Retrieved December 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Juan B. Wandesforde" . The Los Angeles Times . November 20, 1902. p. 4. Retrieved December 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Juan Buckingham Wandesforde" . Smithsonian American Art Museum . Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
^ "Juan Wandesforde" . AskArt.com . Retrieved 2024-04-27 .
^ The American West . Vol. 16. American West Management Corporation. 1979. p. 38 – via Google Books .
^ a b Spangenberg, Helen (1976). Yesterday's Artists on the Monterey Peninsula . Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art. p. 16 – via Google Books .
^ Chang, Gordon H. (2008). Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970 . Stanford University Press. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-8047-5752-2 .
^ Lekisch, Barbara (2003). Embracing Scenes about Lakes Tahoe & Donner: Painters, Illustrators & Sketch Artists 1855-1915 . Lafayette, California: Great West Books. p. 35. ISBN 9780944220146 . OCLC 1001900414 .
^ "Juan Wandesforde" . Laguna Art Museum . Retrieved December 2, 2019 .