biografía de Peter Paul MARTINEZ (1894-1971)

Lugar de nacimiento: Porterville, CA

Lugar de defunción: Tucson, AZ

Direcciones: San Francisco, CA; Phila.; Tucson, AZ, 1933-on

Profesión: Painter, etcher

Estudios: Calif. School of FA; PAFA (etching)

Exposiciones: Graphic Sketch Cl., Phila. (prize); San Francisco AA, 1924; S. Indp. A., 1936; Santa Cruz Art League, 1941

Comentarios: While he was an artist, he also worked as a jockey in 1908; then as a cowboy in Elko, NV; and during WWI he served in the cavalry. He stayed on the rodeo circuit until 1932; then owned a riding stable and art studio in Tuscon. Specialty: Western subjects, especially horses and cowboy scenes.

Fuentes: Hughes, Artists in California, 359; add'l info courtesy Wayne Kielsmeier, Tucson, AZ