Charles Surendorf (1906-1979) Front Yard, Columbia - Linocut AP1952

1/100. Measures 14" x 19" ona 17 1/2" x 23" matte. Beautiful. Home.

Born on Nov. 9, 1906 in Richmond, Indiana, Charles Surendorf, following graduation from Ohio State University, studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York City. 

In 1935 he moved to the San Francisco Bay area and taught at Mills College.  Active in the local art scene, he was director of the first San Francisco Art Festival.  In 1946 he settled in the town of Columbia in the Sierra foothills.  There he served as director of the short-lived Mother Lode Art School (1956) and produced works with an historic California theme.

He died of cancer in Columbia on May 28, 1979.