See also
Husband:
Herman Gustave Herkomer (1862-1935)
Wife:
Blanche Griffin (1872-1961)
Children:
Marriage:
1900
Marylebone, Middlesex
Name:
Herman Gustave Herkomer
Sex:
Male
Father:
John Herkomer (1821-1913)
Mother:
Agnes Koenig (c. 1828- )
Note (shared):
Herman Gustave Herkomer was born in Cleveland but settled in London for 30 years from the early 1880s until returning to the USA in 1912. He moved to California with his family in 1917. He was recognised in art circles for his work as a portrait painter. In 1876 he was among the group of German artists in Cleveland who set up an art club that later became the Cleveland Art School.
In France and England, he earned a much-respected reputation for portraiture of prominent persons. He exhibited at the Paris Salon and the Royal Academy of London. In 1891 he was a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
His portrait of his cousin Hubert Herkomer, painted in 1887, is now in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, USA.
Birth:
1862
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Census (1):
1880 (age 17-18)
Living with parents
Census (2):
1891 (age 28-29)
Artist, Painter, living with parents in Bushey, Herts
Immigration:
26 Feb 1914 (age 51-52)
to Arr. New York from Southampton with family on S S Olympic
Census (3):
1920 (age 57-58)
Fruit farmer, Township 2, Placer, California
Census (4):
1930 (age 67-68)
Farmer, fruit ranch, Township 14, Placer, CA
Death:
4 Nov 1935 (age 72-73)
USA
Name:
Blanche Griffin
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
7 Sep 1872
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Death:
3 Apr 1961 (age 88)
Sacramento, California, USA
Name:
John Anthony Herkomer
Sex:
Male
Birth:
14 Oct 1901
Marylebone, Middlesex
Birth fact:
1901 (age 0)
1901 Dec Qtr, Marylebone, 1a/502
Census (1):
1920 (age 18-19)
Living with parents
Census (2):
1930 (age 28-29)
Engineer at power company, living with parents
Death:
13 Oct 1960 (age 58)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Name:
Philip Francis Herkomer
Sex:
Male
Birth:
27 Jul 1904
Kensington, Middlesex
Birth fact:
1904 (age 0)
1904 Sep Qtr, Kensington, 1a/142
Census (1):
1920 (age 15-16)
Living with parents
Census (2):
1930 (age 25-26)
Bank clerk, living with parents
Death:
2 Oct 1991 (age 87)
Sacramento, California, USA
Name:
Leonard V Herkomer
Sex:
Male
Birth:
23 Feb 1906
Kensington, Middlesex
Birth fact:
1906 (age 0)
1906 Jun Qtr, Kensington, 1a/90
Census (1):
1920 (age 13-14)
Living with parents
Census (2):
1930 (age 23-24)
Bank clerk, living with parents
Occupation:
27 Oct 1942 (age 36)
Linotype operator (on army enlistment record)
Death:
10 Jul 1985 (age 79)
Sacramento, California, USA
Name:
Vincent Edward Herkomer
Sex:
Male
Birth:
1907
Kensington, Middlesex
Birth fact:
1907 (age 0)
1907 Sep Qtr, Kensington, 1a/97
Census (1):
1920 (age 12-13)
Living with parents
Census (2):
1930 (age 22-23)
Bank clerk, living with parents
Herman Gustave Herkomer was born in Cleveland but settled in London for 30 years from the early 1880s until returning to the USA in 1912. He moved to California with his family in 1917. He was recognised in art circles for his work as a portrait painter. In 1876 he was among the group of German artists in Cleveland who set up an art club that later became the Cleveland Art School.
In France and England, he earned a much-respected reputation for portraiture of prominent persons. He exhibited at the Paris Salon and the Royal Academy of London. In 1891 he was a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
His portrait of his cousin Hubert Herkomer, painted in 1887, is now in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, USA.