List of San Pedro artists

Works by artists from San Pedro, California, United States, are found in museums and galleries around the world.

  • Elmer Albert Batters (1919–1997): fashion and glamour photographer
  • Ray Carofano (born 1942): photographer and curator; his work has been exhibited in over 60 galleries and museums, and in photography books and journals in the US and abroad; has lectured and taught workshops at various colleges and universities[1]
  • Misty Copeland (born 1982): one of the first African-American female soloists with the American Ballet Theatre; has been described as the muse of popular musician Prince[2]
  • Eugene L. Daub (born 1942): contemporary figure sculptor; sculptor of the statue of Rosa Parks installed in the US Capitol building in 2013; attended and taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, and taught there; instructor at the Scottsdale Artists' School; designer of the first Philadelphia Liberty Medal, awarded every year to a champion of world peace[3]
  • Ron Linden (born 1940): abstract painter, independent curator, and college art instructor; lives and works in San Pedro[4]
  • Jay McCafferty (born 1948): creates art through a process of solar burning; has a massive body of work with exhibitions in museums and galleries across the U.S.[5]
  • Jay Meuser (1911–1963): painter who lived in San Pedro from 1944; a bronze plaque in his honor is mounted on a building in the heart of the art gallery district at 343 West Seventh Street[6][7]
  • Mister Cartoon (Mark Machado) (born 1970): Mexican-American artist of designs, sneakers, tattoos, Joker Brand clothing, album covers, video game atmospheres, and public works[8][9]
  • Scott Stantis (born 1959): editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune and USA Today; created the comic strips The Buckets and Prickly City; resided in San Pedro 1977-1986[10][11]
  • Michael Jelenic (born 1977): American Animator, Co-creator of Teen Titans Go

References
  1. "Masters of Photography: Ray Carofano". 20 February 2013.
  2. Kevin Roderick (10 February 2012). "Ballet dancer Misty Copeland comes home to San Pedro". LA Observed. Kevin Roderick. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  3. "Rosa Parks statue to be unveiled in Capitol next week". Los Angeles Times. 22 February 2013.
  4. "Ron Linden".
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2012-09-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Donna Littlejohn (2 April 2012). "San Pedro artist's family presents portrait to Nixon Library". Daily Breeze.com. Los Angeles Newspaper group. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  7. John Stinson (28 June 2011). "Jay Meuser 1911-1963" (PDF (press release)). SanPedro.net. SanPedro.com and San Pedro Art Association. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  8. Hadley (16 July 2007). "MISTER CARTOON'S 'Lost Angel' Low Rider & Bike Show ~ Glendale". L.A. Taco. lataco.com. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  9. John K. (3 December 2012). "Classics Revisited: Mr. Cartoon x Nike Air Force 1 Low (2005)". Sneaker News. Liquidrice, Inc. Company. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  10. Scott B. Stantin (22 May 2008). "30 years ago in a newspaper far, far away..." Al.com. Alabama Live LLC. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  11. Scott B. Stantis (2012). "Biography Pages: Scott Stantis Cartoonist". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
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