Roy De Forest was an American

United States

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 painter

Painting

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 known for his comic-like patchwork regionalist (California) style, often depicting dogs & other figurative content in his art.

Born in North Platte, Nebraska

North Platte, Nebraska

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, De Forest grew up in Yakima, Washington

Yakima, Washington

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 and attended junior college there. He then attended San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco Art Institute

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 and earned a bachelor's degree and master's degree at San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University

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.

His first show was in 1955. He taught at the University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis

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, from 1965 to 1992. A retrospective organized by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

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 toured in 1975.

He lived in Port Costa, California

Port Costa, California

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 late in life and died Vallejo, California

Vallejo, California

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Family Life

He had two children, Pascal and a daughter, Orianna. Pascal, following the tradition of his father majored in Art at San Francisco State University, currently he has a job at Waterworld in Concord spray painting pictures for tourists.

External links

• Roy De Forest via Artcyclopedia

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