Roi Clarkson Colman (1884-1945)

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http://california-art.com/page.cfm?pageid=5021&artistid=1193 Roy Clarkson Colman was born in Elgin, IL on Jan. 27, 1884.  Artistically inclined at an early age, Colman moved to Chicago when he was 16 and began his art studies with L. H. Yarwood.  The years 1903-11 were spent in Dallas, TX where he painted scenes along the Gulf of Mexico and a series of the old Indian forts.  In 1911 he left for a two-year stay in Paris to further study at Académies Julian and Grand Chaumière.  Returning to the U.S., he settled in southern California in 1913 where he  was active in Pasadena, La Jolla, and served as director of the Santa Ana Art Academy.  A founder of the Laguna Beach Art Ass’n in 1918, he bought beachfront property there on which he built a home and studio.  By 1928 he was living on the Monterey Peninsula and active in the local art scene.  Colman died in San Diego on Nov. 29, 1945.  Although he painted landscapes, he is best known for his coastals and marines.   Member:  San Diego Art Guild; Carmel Art Ass'n.   Exh: Cotton Palace Expo (Waco), 1910; Kanst Gallery (LA), 1917, 1920, 1921; Santa Ana Art Academy, 1917; Shakespere Club (LA), 1919; Ten Painters Club (LA), 1919; Calif. Art Club, 1919-24; Calif. State Fair, 1920 (prize); Painters & Sculptors of LA, 1920-29; Laguna Beach AA, 1920 (prize); Battey Gallery (Pasadena), 1921; Venice (CA) High School, 1922; Leonard’s Gallery (LA), 1923; Society of Independent Artists (NYC), 1924; Laguna Beach AA, 1924; Laguna Beach Museum, 1980.  In:  Santa Monica Womens Club; Santa Ana Jr. High School (murals); Ajo (AZ) Public Library; Waco (TX) Public Library; Bowers Museum (Santa Ana); Orange Co. (CA) Museum; La Jolla Yacht Club.

Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" SCA; AAA 1919-33; International Studio, July 1923; WWAA 1936-41; Fld; San Diego Union, 12-3-1945 (obit).

Roi Clarkson Colman (1884-1945) California Coastal Sunset O/C, 28" x 36"  **Private Collecton