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CHARLES ROLLO PETERS

CHARLES ROLLO PETERS was born in San Francisco, and is a son of Charles R. Peters, who was an honored citizen and a large property owner of this city. He was reared and educated here. Showing a taste for art, he commenced his studies under Prof. Jules Tavernier, one of the most prominent artists on the Pacific coast, and whose untimely death occured in Honolulu about two years ago. Mr. Peters studied under him and at the Art School for two years, after which he went to France and entered the Ecole National des Beaux Artes, where he continued his art studies under Jerome and Cormon. At the international exhibition at Munich, in 1888, he received honorable mention for impressionistic work entitled, “Legend of Brittany.” He was represented in the salon of 1889 with a picture entitled “The Gossips,” which attracted much attention. After four years of study in Europe Mr. Peters returned to his native city and opened a studio, and since then he has devoted his time to the interests of his profession.

Transcribed by Donna L. Becker.

Source: “The Bay of San Francisco,” Vol. 2, Pages 638-639, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.

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