Historical Membership Roster: C
This historical membership roster notes many of the deceased members of the Club since its inception in 1909.
This is a work-in-progress. Names not presented in boldface represent individuals who may have been members of the organization, but their involvement could not be confirmed through research of various published source materials.
Sources:
(A) = Annual CAC Exhibitions
(B) = CAC Bulletin
(H) = Edan Hughes’ Artists in California 1786 – 1940 [Third Edition, Two Volumes]
(M) = Nancy Moure’s Southern California Art
(R) = CAC Membership Roster
- CAGE, Suella
(R, 1964) - CAGE, Mabel
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964, 1978-79) - CAHILL, Katharine Kavanaugh (1884 – 1962)
Arriving in Los Angeles in 1917, Kavanaugh studied with John H. Rich and Wm. V. Cahill at the School of Illustration and Painting. Kavanaugh was part of a group of CAC artists including Edgar Payne, Anna Hills, and her future husband William Cahill that gathered for a moonlight picnic in Laguna Beach in 1918. (Santa Ana Daily Register, July 23, 1918, p.5, California Art Club Members Enjoy Moonlight Picnic on Cliffs) Kavanaugh married William Cahill in 1919. (Exh. with the CAC 1918-19) (H) (M) - CAHILL, William Vincent (1878 – 1924)
Studied at the ASL in NYC with Birge Harrison and Howard Pyle, and in Boston with Tarbell and Benson. In 1914 he moved to L.A. from Boston with his friend John Hubbard Rich. Cahill was part of a group of CAC artists including Edgar Payne, Anna Hills, and his future wife Katherine Kavanaugh that gathered for a moonlight picnic in Laguna Beach in 1918. (Santa Ana Daily Register, July 23, 1918, p.5, California Art Club Members Enjoy Moonlight Picnic on Cliffs) CAC Exhibitions: 6th Annual (1915); 1917. (H) (LAT July 23, 1918, p.5, California Art Club Members Enjoy Moonlight Picnic on Cliffs) - CALL, Mary Emaline (1864 – 1957)
Painter. Born in Algona, IA on Oct. 5, 1864. Call studied in NYC with William Merritt Chase and in Paris at Acadëmie Colarossi. She was a resident of Old Lyme, CT before moving to Los Angeles in 1915. By the 1920s she had moved north to San Anselmo where she became active in the local art scene and cofounded the Mann Society of Artists in 1927. She died in San Anselmo on Dec. 29, 1957. Her subject matter indicates travel to Paris, Picardy, and Bruges. CAC Exhibitions: 7th Annual (1916) (H) (LAT July 23, 1918, p.5, California Art Club Members Enjoy Moonlight Picnic on Cliffs) - CAMERON, Caroline
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles and later in Santa Barbara. (R, 1964, 1978-79) - CAMPBELL, Mrs. D. G.
Associate Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964) - CAMPBELL, Isabella F.
Artist Member, lived in Hollywood. (R, 1964) - CAPLES, Robert
Artist Member, lived in Woodland Hills. (R, 1978-79) - CARDIN, Thelma
Artist Member, lived in Sepulveda. (R, 1964) - CARNES, Brenda J.
Associate Member, lived in Sepulveda. (letter) (R, 1978-79) - CARPENTER, Burt C.
Carpenter was awarded first prize in costume design (and with that a year of membership with the CAC) at the First Annual G.I. Art Exhibit in 1946. CAC Exhibitions: G.I. Exhibit (1946) - CARRUTHERS, Carol
Associate Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1978-79) - CASADOS, Victor G.
Associate Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964) - CATLEDGE, George C.
Patron Member, lived in North Hollywood. (R, 1978-79) - CAVE, Luella F.
Associate Member, lived in Glendale. (R, 1964) - CHALFANT, Ada Robinson
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964) - CHAMBERLAIN, Norman Stiles (1887 – 1961)
After study at the Hague, he moved to California and studied with Alson Clark. Mrs. Henry Huntington became a patron of his and encouraged his success. Traveling in Mexico, France, and Taos, he returned to California and painted murals in Riverside and Pasadena, and through the late 1930’s was employed by the WPA. CAC Exhibitions: 16th Annual (1925), 19th Annual, (1928) (H) (M) (A) - CHAMBERLIN, Frank Tolles (1873-1961)
Honorary Life Member. Studied at the ASL in NYC with Brush and Bridgman; known for his paintings and murals, he was also a sculptor. He painted a mural for (and which is still located in) a Pasadena school. CAC Exhibitions: 35th Annual (1944) (H) (B, Moment of Silence, July 1961) - CHAMPLIN, Ada Belle (1875 – 1950)
Before moving to southern California in 1910, she studied in NYC, at the AIC and with Hawthorne in Cape Cod. A resident of San Diego, Pasadena, and Carmel, she helped found the latter’s Art Association. She first appears with the CAC in their 8th Annual. CAC Exhibitions: 8th Annual (1917); Building Fund Exhibition (1922) (Exh. with the CAC 1917, 1919-24, 1926, s-1918) (H) (M) - CHANG, Dr. Enrique G.
Member. (B, joined Oct. 1989) - CHAPMAN, Carlton Theodore (1860 – 1925)
A student in NYC and in Paris, Chapman became a member of the National Academy. He first appears with the CAC in their 3rd Annual Exhibition.
CAC Exhibitions: 3rd Annual (1912) (H) - CHASE, Gertrude
Artist Member, lived in Glendale. (R, 1964) - CHEEVER, Walter Lewis (1880 – 1951)
An Associate Member, Cheever first appears with the CAC in their 2nd Annual Exhibition. Studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts under Hale, Cross, Tarbell and Benson. After moving to S. Calif. about 1914, he had a studio on a lemon ranch. (Exh. with the CAC 1914-15, 1929-31, 1937-38) (H) (M) CAC Exhibitions: 2nd Annual (1911) - CHENEY, Warren Dewitt (1907 – 1979)
A sculptor of French origins, he was a student of Hans Hofmann and the Ecole des Beaux Arts. During the 1930’s he taught at Mills College, CCAC, and at the San Francisco Academy of Advertising Art. (Exh. with the CAC in 1930) (H) (M) - CHIAPELLA, Edward Emile (1879 – 1951)
21st CAC President
He studied at the Otis Art Institute and with Puthuff, Lauritz, Payne and Warshawsky. His first wife Lillian Ceola Chiapella passed away December 24, 1945. He remarried Leona Reese on May 23, 1947. Chiapella himself passed away on Jan. 16, 1951. (B, Good News, July 1947; In Memorium, Feb. 1951) - CHIAPELLA, Leona
She married President Chiapella on May 23, 1947. (B, July 1947) Pres. Paval awarded Honorary Life Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents. (B, Aug. 1955) - CHOUINARD, Nelbert Murphy (1879 – 1969)
A student of A.W. Dow, E. Batchelder, R. Johonnot, and H. Hofmann. She taught at Throop Institute, Batchelder School, and Otis before founding the Chouinard School of Art (which became California Institute of the Arts) (H) - CHOW, Johnson S. S.
Artist Member, lived in Santa Monica. (R, 1978-79) - CHRISTIANSON, Charles
Artist Member, lived in North Hollywood. (R, 1964, 1978-79) - CHRISTIANSON, Lucille
Patron Member, lived in North Hollywood. (R, 1978-79) - CHURCHILL, Sir Winston Spencer (1874 – 1965)
Honorary Life Member. Churchill was voted in as a member of honour and sent a gold medal and scroll of membership in 1954 by Philip Paval, then apparently presented with the first of a new series of medals in 1960. He was also asked to lend paintings to the club’s annual exhibitions in both 1954 and 1957, but refused both times, as he only ever lent paintings to the Royal Academy’s summer exhibitions. Honorary Artist, lived in Chartwell, Kent, England. (R, 1964) (B, Aug. 1954) - CIERPIK, Anne F. (d. 1985)
Artist Member, past CAC VP, Cierpik lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1978-79) Cierpik passed away sometime in late 1985/early 1986. (B, Jan. 1986) - CLAPP, William Henry (1879 – 1954)
Also a member of the Society of Six; he worked as director and curator of the Oakland Art Gallery where he arranged exhibitions for that group. (H) - CLARK, Alson Skinner (1876 – 1949)
Student of Chase, Duveneck, Whistler. With Guy Rose, taught at the Stickney Art School (they also worked in Giverny together). (Exh. with the CAC 1920-25, 1927-28, 1930) (H) (M) CAC Exhibitions: Building Fund Exhibition (1922) - CLARK, Beatrice Smith (d. 1957)
Member. (B, May 1957) - CLARK, Emelia M. Goldworthy (1869 – 1955)
Studying at the AIC, Pratt, and Otis, she went on to teach at the Manual Arts School until 1924 when she founded her own school. (Exh. with the CAC 1924) (H) (M) - CLARK, Mabel Beach
Member. Married John Hughes. (B, Sept. 1959) - CLARK, Les
Artist Member, lived in North Hollywood and later in Santa Barbara. (R, 1964, 1978-79) - CLEMENS, Paul
Member. (B, joined Oct. 1954) - CLUNIE, Robert (1895 – 1984)
Born in Scotland, he moved to NYC and worked as a china decorator before moving to Hollywood in 1918. Working in the movie industry, he eventually moved to Bishop. (B, joined Feb. 1930) CAC Exhibitions: 35th Annual (1944); 1930-31, 1933, 1935-38) (H) - COAN, Helen E. (1859-1938)
Born in Byron, NY on Dec. 20, 1859, Coan grew up in Michigan. She studied with Frederick Freer and William M. Chase at the ASL in NYC and later with Arthur W. Dow. After settling in L. A. in 1884, she taught at the ASL and in 1910 opened an art school in the YWCA. She lived in L. A. except for brief periods in Seattle (1891) and San Francisco (1904-05). Working in oil and watercolor, her subjects include floral and fruit still lifes, Chinese and Mexican genre, crumbling missions and adobes, and other romantic depictions of the California scene. Due to arthritis, she did not paint after 1926. A spinster, Coan died in Los Angeles on Oct. 14, 1938. CAC Exhibitions: 6th Annual (1915) (H) - COBURN, Charles Douville
Actor, Honorary Life Member (awarded along with a Medal of Honor by President Paval). (B, Nov. 1955) Coburn married Mrs. Winifred Jean Clements Natzka in 1959. (B, Nov. 1959; passing, Sept. 1961) - COBURN, Frank (1862-1938)
An Active Member of the Painters’ Club of Los Angeles (elected Feb. 2, 1909), Coburn first appears with the CAC at the opening of the new Royar Gallery. CAC Exhibitions: Royar Gallery (1912) - COCKERILL, Vene’
Member. (B, joined Oct. 1960) - COHEN, Harold J.
Associate Member, lived in Los Angeles. (letter) (R, 1978-79 - COHEN, Michael I.
Associate Member, lived in Manhattan Beach. (R, 1964) - COLE, Bernice
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964) - COLER, Bertha
Member. (B, Oct. 1948) - COLES, Wilson (1884 – 1971)
A resident of Laguna Beach and Pasadena, he died in New York. (Exh. with the CAC in 1932) (H) (M) - COLLANI, Catherine E. (d. 1985)
Artist Member, she lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964, 1978-79) Colllani passed away in Nov. 1985. (B, May 1986) - COLLETTI, Mimi
Artist Member, lived in Beverly Hills. (R, 1964) - COLLOM, Chet
Artist Member, lived in Chatsworth. (R, 1978-79) - COLEMAN, Harvey
Member, he passed away in Oct. 1959 in Phoenix. (B, Nov. 1959) - COLEMAN, Mary Darter (Mrs. Harvey)
She passed away late 1956/early 1957. (B, Jan. 1957) - COLMAN, Roi Clarkson (1884 – 1945)
Studied in Paris with Laurens; he spent a number of years in Texas where he painted scenes along the Gulf and a series of old Indian forts. Active in Pasadena. Colman was part of a group of CAC artists including Edgar Payne and Granville Redmond that gathered for a moonlight picnic in Laguna Beach 1918. (Santa Ana Daily Register, July 23, 1918, p.5, California Art Club Members Enjoy Moonlight Picnic on Cliffs) (Exh. with the CAC 1919-21, 1924, s-1919) (H) (M) - COMINS, Eben Farrington (1875 – 1949)
A student of Tarbell and the Ecole des Beaux Arts, he was active in Los Angeles 1917-19 where he taught and exhibited his work. Comins first appears with the CAC in their Spring 1918 Exhibit. CAC Exhibitions: Spring Exhibition, 9th Annual (1918) (H) (M) - CONNER, Albert Clinton (“Pops”) (1848 – 1929)
Charter Member and the only President of the Painters’ Club of Los Angeles. Honorary Member (and Honorary President) of the CAC, Conner first appears with the club in their 2nd Annual Exhibition. A prolific self-taught artist who frequently painted along Manhattan Beach. CAC Exhibitions: 1st Annual Chautauqua Exhibit (1910); 2nd Annual (1911) - CONTINI, Renato (d. 1985)
39th CAC President
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. He held the posts of Vice-President and Program Chairman before being elected President. Contini passed away on July 31, 1985, after only one month in office. (R, 1978-79) (B – election, June 1985; passing, Sept. 1985) - COOLIDGE, John Earle (1882 – 1947)
Student of Chase, Anschutz, Beaux and J. Francis Smith. Moved to L.A. in 1909 and taught at Otis. Coolidge first appears with the CAC in their Spring 1918 Exhibit. CAC Exhibitions: Spring Exhibition (1918). (Exh. with the CAC 1918, 1921-28, 1930-31, 1933-35, 1937-38) (H) (M) (B, Oct. 1947 mentions his passing) - COOK, Alma May (1884 – 1973)
An Honorary Member, Cook first appears with the CAC in their 2nd Annual Exhibition. Although she painted during her student days at USC, she went
on to become an art critic for the Herald Express and the Herald Examiner and often gave lectures at CAC exhibitions. (H) CAC Exhibitions: 2nd Annual (1911) - COOK, Margaret M.
Associate Member, lived in Santa Monica. (R, 1978-79) - COONS, Richard (1929 – 2003)
His first serious attempt at painting came in 1972, when he was asked by Bishop painter, Robert Clunie, to accompany him on a painting trip to Lake George; Clunie suggested that Richard bring his own painting equipment. The experience was so emotional for Coons, to be out painting with Robert Clunie, that those three days literally launched his painting career. Clunie was Coons’ mentor for 15 years until his death in 1984, when Coons bought his teacher’s studio-home. He lived his entire life in Bishop. (A) - COOPER, Colin Campbell (1856 – 1937)
Initially he studied at the PAFA with Eakins, and later in Paris at the Academies Julian, Vitti, and Delecluse. He was a consummate traveller. (Exh. with the CAC 1932-33, 1935) (H) (M) (B, joined Mar. 1932) - CORNWELL, Dean (1892 – 1960)
A student of Harvey Dunn and apprentice to Frank Brangwyn; he became famous for his illustrations. Cornwell painted the Los Angeles Public Library murals with the assistance of Theodore Lukits, finishing the 5-year project in 1932. Cornwell was the “patron saint” and one of the twenty-one artists assisting David Alfaro Siqueiros with his Olvera Street mural, América Tropical. Cornwell became a member of the CAC in April 1932, and was a member of the jury for the 23rd Annual Exhibition that same fall. Cornwell also shared a studio with Clyde Scott on Artist Alley in Alhambra. (A) (B, joined Apr. 1932) (H) - CORSON, F. W.
Member (B, joined July 1932) - COSTELLO, Valentine J. (“Val”) (1875 – 1937)
An Active Member of the Painters’ Club of Los Angeles (elected prior to Feb. 4, 1908), Costello first appears with the CAC in their first exhibit at the Long Beach Public Library (July 1910). During the 1930’s he worked with the Federal Art Project as an assistant on the Compton Post Office mural. CAC Exhibitions: 1st Annual Chautauqua Exhibit (1910); 1st Annual, 2nd Annual (1911); 3rd Annual (1912); 4th Annual (1913); 5th Annual (1914); Spring Exhibition (1917); 9th Annual (1918); 11th Annual (1920); Building Fund Exhibition (1922); 16th Annual (1925); 20th Annual (1929) (H) (M) - COTTON, John Wesley (1868 – 1931)
Known for his paintings as well as his printwork, he gathered much of his material while he was in France and Belgium for WWI. (Exh. with the
CAC 1918, 1920-28, 1930) (H) (M) (B – In Memorium, Dec. 1931) - COULTER, Mary Jencques (1880 – 1966)
A student of Duveneck and the AIC as well as Charles Hawthorne. (Exh. with the CAC 1936) (H) (M) - COWAN, Cora E. (1883 – 1944)
A resident of Chicago (1910) and Santa Monica (1913), by 1916 Cowan was living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She first appears with the CAC in their 4th Annual Exhibition. CAC Exhibitions:4th Annual (1913); 5th Annual (1914); 6th Annual (1915) (H) (M) (A) (LAT) - COX, Betty M.
Artist Member, lived in North Hollywood. (R, 1964) - COX, Elizabeth J.
Artist Member, lived in Manhattan Beach. (R, 1978-79) - CRAIG, Thomas Theodore (1909 – 1969)
At Chouinard he was a student of MacDonald-Wright, Chamberlin, Hinkle, Sheets and Barse Miller. He taught at USC, Occidental and Chouinard in the 1930’s. During WWII he was an artist-correspondence in Italy for Life magazine. (Exh. with the CAC 1934-36) (H) (M) - CRAIL, Helen L.
Member. (B, joined Apr. 1947) - CRAIN, Owen R.
Artist Member, lived in South San Gabriel. (R, 1964) - CRANDALL, Walter R.
Associate Member, lived in El Monte. (R, 1964) - CRANE, Anna Lee
Associate Member, lived in Sherman Oaks. (R, 1978-79) - CRANE, Walton
Artist Member, lived in Sherman Oaks (same address as Anna Lee Crane). (R, 1978-79) - CRAWFORD, Esther Mabel (1872 – 1958)
Studied with Mucha and Whistler in Paris. She first appears with the CAC in their Spring 1918 Exhibit. CAC Exhibitions: Spring Exhibition (1918).(Exh. with the CAC 1918, 1926-28, 1932-37, s-1918) (H) (M) - CREAMER, Mary (Lacey)
Artist Member, lived in Dana Point, San Diego, and Banning. (R, 1964) (letter) (R, 1978-79) - CRESSEY, Herbert Chester (1883 – 1944)
Studied with Wm. Lees Judson and Robert Henri. Painted in Pasadena and Palos Verdes. His studio and ranch was given to the city of Compton and is now Gonzales Park. (Exh. with the CAC 1915-18, 1926-28, 1930-31) (H) (M) The Cresseys are mentioned in “Artistwocky,” from the Dec. 1928 CAC Bulletin. CAC Exhibitions: 6th Annual (1915) - CRESSEY, Meta Louise Gehring (1882 – 1964)
Studied with Wm. Merritt Chase, Frank Vincent DuMond and Robert Henri. Her large flower gardens often won awards and provided subject matter for many paintings. She was married to Herbert Cressey. (Exh. with the CAC 1915-17, 1926-28, 1930-31) (H) (M) The Cresseys are mentioned in “Artistwocky,” from the Dec. 1928 CAC Bulletin. CAC Exhibitions: 6th Annual (1915) - CRIST, Maude Kelly
Artist Member, lived in Los Angeles. (R, 1964) - CRISTADORO, Charles Clarence (1881 – 1967)
An Associate Member, Cristodoro first appears with the CAC in their 2nd Annual Exhibition. He studied in NYC and lived and worked in San Diego and L.A. as a sculptor and for the movie studios. CAC Exhibitions: 2nd Annual (1911) (H) - CROISET, Jean
Artist Member, lived in Hollywood. (R, 1964) (B, joined Nov. 1960) - CROSS, Charles P.
Artist Member, lived at 16 Champion Place in Alhambra (known as Artists’ Alley). (R, 1978-79) - CROSS, Vina
Artist Member, lived in Bakersfield. (R, 1964) - CRYDERMAN, Oletha
Artist Member, lived in Studio City. (R, 1964) - CULLEY, John H.
Member (B, joined Oct. 1932) - CUPRIEN, Frank William (1871 – 1948)
Cuprien is known for his paintings of the ocean, many from along the coast of Laguna where he built his studio. He was originally drawn to the seascapes of Wm. Trost Richards. Cuprien first appears with the CAC in their 3rd Annual Exhibition. CAC Exhibitions: 3rd Annual (1912); 5th Annual (1914); 6th Annual (1915); Spring Exhibition (1917); Spring Exhibition (1918); Spring Exhibition (1919); 11th Annual (1920); 13th Annual, Building Fund Exhibition (1922); 14th Annual (1923); 15th Annual (1924); 16th Annual (1925); 17th Annual (1926) (H) (M) (LAT) - CUREL-SYLVESTRE, Philip
Artsit Member, lived in Los Angeles. (April 30, 1976 letter) (R, 1978-79) - CURRIER, Walter Barron (1879 – 1934)
A student of Arthur W. Dow, Eben Comins, and Kenyon Cox. He opened the Currier Creative Art School in Santa Monica in 1926. CAC Exhibitions: An Exhibition of the California Art Club of Los Angeles (1920, San Diego) (H) (M) - CURTIS, Ida Maynard (1860 – 1959)
She studied at the ASL/NYC and in Paris; moving to Carmel about 1921, she became a charter member and the first secretary of the Carmel Art Association. (Exh. with the CAC 1919, 1937, s-1919) (B, reinstated Feb. 1931) (H) (M) - CURTIS, Leland S. (1897- 1989)
He served as the official artist of the U.S. Antarctica Expedition in 1939-40 and again in 1957. Most widely known for his paintings of the Sierras and Grand Tetons. CAC Exhibitions: 13th Annual (1922); 14th Annual (1923); 15th Annual (1924); 17th Annual (1926); 18th Annual, Hollyhock House Opening Exhibition (1927) (H) - CUTLER, Virginia
Artist Member, lived in Kailua, Oahu, HI. (R, 1964) - CUTSINGER, Mary Ellen Miears Meyers (1931-2008)
Associate Artist Member. Miears was her father’s name, Meyers was her first husband’s name, and Cutsinger was her second husband’s name. She lived in Claremont, CA and most recently in Ridgecrest, CA. She was at her daughter’s home in Temple City, CA on July 19, 2008 when she passed away. She was 77.