Edwin Deakin

British-American · 1838–1923

His still lifes are considered to be some of the finest of the genre.

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Edwin Deakin · National Gallery of Art

Who Edwin Deakin was

Edwin Deakin was a British-American artist best known for his romantic landscapes as well as his architectural studies, especially the Spanish colonial missions of California. His still lifes are considered to be some of the finest of the genre. Deakin is one of the artists who popularized scenes of San Francisco's Chinatown. His sensitive and highly publicized depictions of the deteriorating missions drew public attention to the necessity of restoring these historically important monuments.

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