Hiram Bloomer Cows Watering Below Mt. Tam

(1845-1911) Born in New York in 1845, Bloomer came to California with his family in 1852 and settled in San Francisco. Having decided upon an art career, he was a pupil of Virgil Williams, Thomas Hill and Stephen Shaw from 1868-73. The years 1874-79 were spent in Paris where he was a pupil of Duran and Pelouse, and the years 1879-90 were spent in England. Upon returning to the U.S., He attended the National Academy Design in New York for two years. In 1892 he returned to San Francisco and resumed his residence and studio at 506 Battery Street. Early in his career he concentrated on portraiture, but after returning from Europe, he turned his attention to the local landscape. His works done after this time show the influence of the Barbizon painters. About the turn of the century he moved across the Golden Gate to Sausalito where he spent his remaining years. He died on June 3, 1911 and is buried in Fernwood Cemetery. Member: Bohemian Club; San Francisco Art Association. Exhibited: Paris Salon, 1878; Royal Academy, London, 1879-90; Mark Hopkins Inst. 1903, 1906. Works held: Oakland Museum; California Historical Society.