Lorenzo P. Latimer
American painter and art teacher (1857–1941)
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Lorenzo Palmer Latimer (1857 – January 14, 1941) was an American painter and educator. He painted and taught art in San Francisco, California and Reno, Nevada.
Lorenzo Palmer Latimer | |
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| Born | 1857 Gold Hill, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 14, 1941 (aged 83–84) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Cypress Lawn Memorial Park |
| Education | McClure Military Institute |
| Alma mater | San Francisco Art Institute |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Spouse | Jennie Latimer |
| Children | 1 son |
Life
Latimer was born in 1857 in Gold Hill, California (formerly, Granite Hill).[1] His father, also named Lorenzo Latimer, was a judge.[1] He was educated at the McClure Military Institute in Oakland, and he graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute.[1][2]
Latimer taught art at the San Francisco Mechanics' Institute from 1893 to 1905, and later in Ukiah.[2][3] He took annual trips to Nevada to paint from 1916 onward, and he taught in Reno.[2][3] He mentored many early 20th-century landscape painters in Nevada, including Mattie S. Conner, Marguerite Erwin, Dora Groesbeck, Hildegard Herz, Nettie McDonald, Minerva Pierce, Echo Mapes Robinson, Nevada Wilson, and Dolores Samuels Young.[4] He was the second vice president of the San Francisco Art Association from 1900 to 1912, and he founded the Latimer Art Club in Reno in 1921.[3] He won many awards at art fairs.[3]
With his wife Jennie, Latimer had a son, also named Lorenzo Latimer.[1] He died of a heart attack on January 14, 1941, in Berkeley, California, at age 83, and he was buried in the Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.[1] His work can be seen at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno and the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum in St. Helena, California.[5][6]
