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| − | '''Frank Heath''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39426399/frank-lucien-heath 1857-1921]) came to Santa Cruz as a child, with his parents [[Heath, Lucien|Lucien]] and Julia. His brother, [[Heath, Charles H.|Charles Heath]], became a successful merchant. Frank had artistic talent, and became one of the town's best-known oil painters. His wife Lillian ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73845466/lillian-josephine-heath 1864-1961]) was also a talented artist, married Frank in 1897, and outlived him by over 50 years. She [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19610814.1.1&srpos=52&e=------196-en--20-SCS-41-byDA-txt-txIN-Heath----1961---1 died in 1961], shortly after her 97th birthday. The couple were instrumental in founding the Santa Cruz Art League in 1919 (the Art League still exists). | + | '''Frank L. Heath''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39426399/frank-lucien-heath 1857-1921]) came to Santa Cruz as a child, with his parents [[Heath, Lucien|Lucien]] and Julia. His brother, [[Heath, Charles H.|Charles Heath]], became a successful merchant. Frank had artistic talent, and became one of the town's best-known oil painters. His wife Lillian ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73845466/lillian-josephine-heath 1864-1961]) was also a talented artist, married Frank in 1897, and outlived him by over 50 years. She [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19610814.1.1&srpos=52&e=------196-en--20-SCS-41-byDA-txt-txIN-Heath----1961---1 died in 1961], shortly after her 97th birthday. The couple were instrumental in founding the Santa Cruz Art League in 1919 (the Art League still exists). |
*[[History Pages: 47 - Santa Cruz in 1882: Water Street Gets a New Bridge]] | *[[History Pages: 47 - Santa Cruz in 1882: Water Street Gets a New Bridge]] | ||
*[[Panorama 5: Heath oil painting, 1893]] | *[[Panorama 5: Heath oil painting, 1893]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:56, 10 April 2024
Frank L. Heath (1857-1921) came to Santa Cruz as a child, with his parents Lucien and Julia. His brother, Charles Heath, became a successful merchant. Frank had artistic talent, and became one of the town's best-known oil painters. His wife Lillian (1864-1961) was also a talented artist, married Frank in 1897, and outlived him by over 50 years. She died in 1961, shortly after her 97th birthday. The couple were instrumental in founding the Santa Cruz Art League in 1919 (the Art League still exists).
- History Pages: 47 - Santa Cruz in 1882: Water Street Gets a New Bridge
- Panorama 5: Heath oil painting, 1893
- John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter One, item (16), page 11
