Hazel Brayton Shoven (1884-1969) - Streets of San Diego - Oil on Board 1920s P3412

A charming street scene. A vanished world.

Art measures 14" x 18", frame is 18 1/2" x 22 1/2".

Born in Jackson, MI on July 1, 1884. Hazel Brayton studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art and the AIC. Arriving in San Diego in 1923 with her husband Arthur Shoven, she soon became active in the local art scene. Primarily a still life painter, she also painted landscapes. She died in San Diego on Oct. 28, 1969. Member: San Diego Art Guild; Los Sureños Art Club; La Jolla AA; Laguna Beach AA. Exh: Pasadena Art Inst., 1931; Calif. State Fair, 1930; Orange Co. Fair, 1930 (3rd prize); LA Co. Fair, 1931; American Painters & Sculptors, LACMA, 1931; Calif. Statewide (Santa Cruz), 1931; Calif.-Pacific Int'l Expo (San Diego), 1935.

Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
American Art Annual 1931-33; Who's Who in American Art 1936-41.