Theodore Criley
Criley at his easel
Born(1880-03-26)March 26, 1880[1]
DiedOctober 5, 1930
Alma materChicago Fine Arts Institute
OccupationPainter
SpouseMyrtle Brotherton
Children2 sons, 1 daughter

Theodore Criley (March 26, 1880 - October 5, 1930) was an American hotel manager and artist. He joined the art colony in Carmel-by-the-Sea, where he was a watercolorist, portrait painter, and wood engraver.

Life

Criley grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, and he attended the Chicago Fine Arts Institute.[3] He began his career as the manager of the Coates House Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri and the Lexington Hotel in Chicago.[3]

Criley moved to California in 1919, where he joined the art colony in Carmel-by-the-Sea.[4] He became a watercolorist, portrait painter, and wood engraver.[4]

Criley married Myrtle Brotherton.[3] They had two sons, including architect Theodore Criley Jr., and a daughter.[3] They resided in Carmel Highlands, California.[5] Criley died of a heart attack on October 5, 1930, in Palo Alto, California.[4] His work can be seen at the Mills College Art Museum in Oakland.[6]

References

  1. "Biographies of Carmel and Berkeley Artists" (PDF). Traditional Fine Arts Organization.
  2. "Theodore Morrow Criley - Biography". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "End to Theodore Criley". The Kansas City Star. October 8, 1930. p. 12. Retrieved July 4, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "Criley, Artist, Dies Suddenly". The San Francisco Examiner. October 6, 1930. p. 16. Retrieved July 4, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Hudson, Monica; Wood, Suzanne (2004). Point Lobos. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia. p. 97. ISBN 9780738529288. OCLC 57387751.
  6. "Theodore Morrow Criley". Mills College Art Museum. Retrieved July 4, 2020.


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