George Kennedy Brandriff
Brandriff (1890 – August 15, 1936) was an American painter, and the president of the Laguna Beach Art Association. He committed suicide at age 46.
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George Kennedy Brandriff
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- Name
- George Kennedy Brandriff
- Born
- 1890
- Birthplace
- Millville, New Jersey, U.S.
- Died
- August 15, 1936
- Place of death
- Laguna Beach, California, U.S.
- Education
- University of Southern California
- Occupation
- Painter
- Spouse
- Frances Conder
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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• Name — George Kennedy Brandriff • Born — 1890 • Birthplace — Millville, New Jersey, U.S. • Died — August 15, 1936 • Place of death — Laguna Beach, California, U.S. • Education — University of Southern California • Occupation — Painter • Spouse — Frances Conder • Illustration — Cly Butte, Monument Valley, Arizona, 1933.
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George Kennedy Brandriff (1890 – 1936) is described as a painter in the authority records of the Getty Union List of Artist Names.
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Brandriff was born in 1890 in Millville, New Jersey. He grew up in Vineland, New Jersey and moved to California in 1913 to attend the University of Southern California. Brandriff became a painter in the art colony of Laguna Beach, California, and he served as the president of the Laguna Beach Art Association. He was also a member of the California Art Club. He exhibited his work in many museums, including the Biltmore Salon, the Los Angeles Museum, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Brandriff married Frances Conder. He committed suicide by shooting himself on August 15, 1936, in Laguna Beach, at age 46.
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George Kennedy Brandriff was born in 1890 in Millville and died in 1936 in Laguna Beach.
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