Orrin Peck
American painter (1860-1921)
Orrin M. Peck (April 13, 1860 – January 20, 1921) was an American painter. He was known for his landscape and portrait oil paintings. Peck was active in San Francisco; London, England; and Munich, Germany.
Early life and education
Orrin M. Peck was born April 13, 1860, in Hobart, Delaware County, New York. In 1863 when he was young, the family moved to San Francisco, California via ship around the Isthmus of Panama. While aboard the ship, Peck's mom befriended Phoebe Hearst who was traveling with her newborn son William Randolph Hearst. The two families stayed in touch over the years.
Peck studied art at Royal Academy of Munich (now the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich) in Munich, Germany, under Nikolaos Gyzis (sic. N. Gijsis), and Ludwig von Löfftz.
Career
After his education, he purchased the "White House" on Tite Street in Chelsea district of London, England, United Kingdom; the former home of James McNeill Whistler.
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