Charles Rollo Peters

Charles Rollo Peters
BornApril 10, 1862
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 2, 1928
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Other namesCharles Rollo Peters, Jr.
EducationAcadémie Julian
École des Beaux-Arts
OccupationPainter
SpousesKathleen "Kitty" Frances Murphy Peters, Constance Mabel Easley
"Monterey Adobe at Night", (1918), oil on canvas

Charles Rollo Peters (April 10, 1862 – March 2, 1928) was an American oil painter of nocturnes.

Early life

Peters was born on April 10, 1862, in San Francisco, California.[1][2] He studied at the Académie Julian and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France;[3] where he was a student of Jean-Léon Gérôme, Gustave Boulanger, and Jules Joseph Lefebvre.[4]

Career and life

In the mid-1890s, Peters opened a studio in Monterey, California, where he became an oil painter of nocturnes scenes of the Carmel Mission, adobes, cypress trees, and the coast.[1][5] He was a member of the Bohemian Club.[1] According to the San Francisco Examiner, he became "one of the world's greatest artists."[1] For the Los Angeles Times, he was "known internationally for his nocturne studies of Californian and European subjects."[2]

Peters married his first wife, Kathleen "Kitty" Frances Murphy, in 1891. In 1900, he bought 30 acres (12 ha) of land near Monterey, where he built a home and studio, called "Peters Gate," designed by architect Willis Polk.[5] The couple had four children: Charles Rollo Peters III (born in Paris, France, September 25, 1892), Warren (born about 1896), and twins DeWitt Clinton and Kathleen Mary (born in Monterey February 18, 1902). After giving birth to the twins, Mrs. Peters died on March 16, 1902. Her two-year-old daughter caught fire inside the Peters home in Monterey and died December 9, 1904.

Later, Peters resided in Monterey with his second wife, Constance Mabel Easley [Wikidata],[6][2][7] who was a painter.

His son, Dewitt Clinton Peters [Wikidata] also became a painter.[6] His son, Charles Rollo Peter (commonly known as Rollo Peters), became an actor, theatre director, and scenic designer.[8][2]

Death

Peters died on March 2, 1928, in San Francisco, at age 66.[1] His work is in the permanent collection of the Laguna Art Museum in Laguna Beach, California.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Peters, Noted California Artist, Dies". The San Francisco Examiner. March 2, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved April 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d "California Artist Gets Death Call. Charles Rollo Peters of Bay City Expires After Month of Illness". Los Angeles Times. March 2, 1928. p. 2. Retrieved April 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Charles Rollo Peters". Laguna Art Museum. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Peters, Charles Rollo. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 2011-10-31. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00139636.
  5. ^ a b Dramov, Alissandra (2012). Carmel-by-the-Sea, The Early Years. Blomington, Indiana. pp. 42–43. ISBN 9781491824146. Retrieved 2023-03-03. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b "Art in the Adobes reveals Hidden Treasures". Monterey Herald. 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  7. ^ Shields, Scott A. (2006-04-17). Artists at Continent's End: The Monterey Peninsula Art Colony, 1875-1907. University of California Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-520-24739-0.
  8. ^ "ROLLO PETERS, 74, ACTOR-DIRECTOR; Co-Founder of Theater Guild Dies--Also Designed Sets". The New York Times. 1967-01-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
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