'Hong Kong From Victoria Harbor' by William Howard Knowles, Society of Western Artists, Bohemian Club

Description

Signed lower right, 'W.M. Knowles for William Howard Knowles (American, titled, 'Hong Kong' and painted circa 1965.

Born in San … more Signed lower right, 'W.M. Knowles for William Howard Knowles (American, titled, 'Hong Kong' and painted circa 1965.

Born in San Francisco, William Knowles studied at the Masachussets Institute of Technology and, later, at UC Berkeley. He exhibited widely and with success and was a member of the Society of Western Artists, Bohemian Club and the American Institute of Architects, of which he directed the Northern California chapter (With partner Wayne Hertzka, he opened an architectural office in San Francisco in 1933. The team designed some of the most memorable buildings of that era including the Crown Zellerbach, Standard Oil, and PG&E buildings. William Knowles is listed in relevant art reference works, including Edan Hughes, 'Artist's in California, 1786-1940'.

Reference:
Artists in California hird Edition, Edan Milton Hughes: Crocker Art Museum, Sheridan Books 2002, Vol. 1, p. 637; SF Chronicle, 9-1-1998 (obit); et al. less