Erling Roberts

"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." 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.