Clyde Forsythe Biography |
(1885-1962) – Forsythe,
first known for his illustrations and comic drawings, began easel painting around 1920. By 1922, he was living in Alhambra, first on S. Wilson Ave. (now Atlantic Blvd.), then two years later, on North Almansor Street, which was close to what became “Artists’ Alley.” About 1935, he moved some two miles northeast, into adjacent San Marino, first on St. Alban’s Rd., then on Ramiro Rd. Forsythe introduced an unknown artist named Norman Rockwell to Saturday Evening Post and was a close friend of Frank Tenney Johnson, with whom he shared a studio and established the Biltmore Art Gallery in Los Angeles. Forsythe immersed himself in the lore of the West and often lived in ghost towns while on painting forays. |