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| Durbin Van Vleck (1833–1898) | ||||||||||
| Van Vleck was an American wood engraver, draughtsman, and painter born in New York who moved to California early in his career, settling in San Francisco, where he became part of the local artistic scene and later one of the city's most successful engravers and draughtsmen. He exhibited at the American Institute in 1851, receiving an award, and soon after made a name for himself, where he worked closely with the prominent artist Charles Christian Nahl and ran a wood engraving shop in San Francisco. From 1864 to 1868, he partnered with the landscape painter William Keith, and their friendship was later honoured when Keith named his only son after Van Vleck. Van Vleck’s contributions to California's artistic development in the mid-19th century positioned him as a part of the state’s early community of professional artists and craftsmen during a period of rapid cultural expansion in the region. He is buried in Herndon’s Chestnut Grove Cemetery. | ||||||||||
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