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"Born in Surrey, England on July 22, 1901. Roberts studied at the Slade School in London and then spent three years in Australia as a protégé of portraitist George Lambert. In 1930 he moved to Oakland, CA where he maintained a studio through the early 1970s. He was a resident of Oxnard, CA at the time of his death in January 1974. His work includes landscapes, portraits, pen-and-ink drawings."<ref>Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Oakland Tribune, 1-2-1972. Quoted in [http://www.askart.com/askart/r/erling_roberts/erling_roberts.aspx Askart website]</ref> | "Born in Surrey, England on July 22, 1901. Roberts studied at the Slade School in London and then spent three years in Australia as a protégé of portraitist George Lambert. In 1930 he moved to Oakland, CA where he maintained a studio through the early 1970s. He was a resident of Oxnard, CA at the time of his death in January 1974. His work includes landscapes, portraits, pen-and-ink drawings."<ref>Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Oakland Tribune, 1-2-1972. Quoted in [http://www.askart.com/askart/r/erling_roberts/erling_roberts.aspx Askart website]</ref> The artist lived in [[Ojai, California]]. | ||
== Leadbeater portrait == | |||
He painted the portrait of [[Charles Webster Leadbeater|C. W. Leadbeater]] that hangs in the Family Room of the [[L. W. Rogers Building]] on the [[Olcott (campus)|Olcott campus]] in Wheaton, Illinois: | |||
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Leadbeater Portrait | |||
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All those who admired the portrait of Bishop C. W. Leadbeater, painted by Mr. Erling Roberts, of Los Angeles, at Convention and Summer School this year will be happy to learn that we have been able to secure this portrait for permanent exhibition at Headquarters. It is truly a work of art and we feel vey fortunate in having been able to persuade Mr. Roberts to part with it. We understand that many expressed the hope that it could be acquired for Headquearers and offered to subscribe to its purchase. Gifts for that purpose will now be welcome.<ref>"Leadbeater Portrait," ''The American Theosophist'' (November, 1940), 261.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 18:58, 13 July 2012
"Born in Surrey, England on July 22, 1901. Roberts studied at the Slade School in London and then spent three years in Australia as a protégé of portraitist George Lambert. In 1930 he moved to Oakland, CA where he maintained a studio through the early 1970s. He was a resident of Oxnard, CA at the time of his death in January 1974. His work includes landscapes, portraits, pen-and-ink drawings."[1] The artist lived in Ojai, California.
Leadbeater portrait
He painted the portrait of C. W. Leadbeater that hangs in the Family Room of the L. W. Rogers Building on the Olcott campus in Wheaton, Illinois:
Leadbeater Portrait
All those who admired the portrait of Bishop C. W. Leadbeater, painted by Mr. Erling Roberts, of Los Angeles, at Convention and Summer School this year will be happy to learn that we have been able to secure this portrait for permanent exhibition at Headquarters. It is truly a work of art and we feel vey fortunate in having been able to persuade Mr. Roberts to part with it. We understand that many expressed the hope that it could be acquired for Headquearers and offered to subscribe to its purchase. Gifts for that purpose will now be welcome.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Oakland Tribune, 1-2-1972. Quoted in Askart website
- ↑ "Leadbeater Portrait," The American Theosophist (November, 1940), 261.