ORRIN AUGUSTINE WHITE (1883-1969)
Born in Hanover, Illinois, Orrin White spent the prime of his career in California, After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Notre Dame University in 1902, he studied textile design at the Philadelphia School of Applied Art and worked as a textile designer in his parents' factory, the Hanover Woolen Mills. He moved to Los Angeles in 1912, where he worked for an interior decorating company while painting landscapes in his leisure. He married in 1923 and the Whites built a studio home in Pasadena from where he made regular painting trips to Palm Springs, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Mexico. He died in Pasadena on April 28, 1969.
LAGUNA COAST
Oil on board, 20 x 24"
Circa 1940
Signed lower right:
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