Anders G. Aldrin was born in Stjernsfors, Varmland, Sweden on August 29, 1889. Immigrating to the United States in 1911, he settled in Los Angeles in 1923 where he studied Otis Art Institute until 1927. After finishing at Otis, Aldrin moved to Santa Barbara where he attended the Santa Barbara School of Arts on a full Scholarship from 1927 to 1930. He further supplemented his education with six months at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco, returning to Los Angeles in 1930. Aldrin began exhibiting locally and was accorded a one-man show at the Los Angeles Museum in 1935. Throughout his career Aldrin was a participant in many group exhibitions in California. He painted in Los Angeles and its environs, and his favorite spots were Echo Park and Silver Lake near his home on Allesandro Street. In November 1940 a one-person exhibition of Aldrin's work - oil paintings, watercolors, pastels, and prints - was held at Scripps College in Claremont. In reviewing the show Arthur Millier called Aldrin "one of California's finest contemporary painters." Throughout the 1940s he continued to participate in local exhibitions, and his work was showcased in a one-person exhibition at the Pasadena Art Institute in September and October of 1948. Artist Millard Sheets selected the works and wrote the foreword to one of Aldrin's show catalogues, stating "The work of Anders Aldrin is a declaration of independence from the styles and manners of his contemporaries and is the most forthright work I have seen produced in California. Strong poetry, flavored with color, free from imitation, and solid construction make his painting as honest as the man is himself. These qualities coupled with the innate good taste of the artist make his work outstanding."
Train Crossing
Los Angeles Bridge
Glendale Blvd
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