Carlos J. Anderson
{{Short description|American painter, illustrator and graphic designer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Carlos John Anderson
| birth_date = May 1, 1904
| birth_place = Midvale, Utah, U.S.
| death_date = July 11, 1978
| death_place = Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
| education = Jordan High School
University of Utah
| occupation = Painter, illustrator, graphic designer
| spouse = Lucile Daily
| children =
| parents =
| relatives =
}}
Carlos J. Anderson (May 1, 1904 — July 11, 1978) was an American painter, illustrator and graphic designer. He did American Scene paintings of Utah pioneer buildings and scenery.
Early life
Anderson was born on May 1, 1904, in Midvale, Utah.{{cite news |title=Utah Artist Dies, C. J. Anderson |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/612555084/?terms=%22Carlos%2BJ.%2BAnderson%22 |accessdate=February 13, 2020 |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=July 13, 1978|page=35|via=Newspapers.com}} He grew up in Sandy, Utah and he graduated from Jordan High School.{{cite news |title=Famous Artist Joins San Francisco's Civic Center Museum |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/431846169/?terms=%22Carlos%2BJ.%2BAnderson%22 |accessdate=February 13, 2020 |work=The Midvale Sentinel |date=September 24, 1948|page=4|via=Newspapers.com}} He attended the University of Utah from 1924 to 1927.{{cite web |title=Utah Artists Project: Carlos J. Anderson |url=https://www.lib.utah.edu/collections/utah-artists/UAP-Carlos-Anderson.php |website=J. Willard Marriott Library |publisher=The University of Utah |accessdate=November 5, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Artist: Carlos Anderson 30 artifacts total |url=http://utahdcc.force.com/public/PtlArtifacts?field=artApp__Artist__c&value=a0j70000000CbLaAAK&heading=Carlos%20Anderson |website=State of Utah Art Collection |publisher=Utah Division of Arts and Museums |accessdate=November 5, 2019}} He also studied at the Los Angeles Art Institute, the Art Students League of New York from 1930 to 1932, the Académie Julian from 1932 to 1933, and the École des Beaux-Arts.
Career
Anderson became an American Scene painter in New York City in the 1930s. In 1934, he painted pioneer buildings and scenery for the U.S. government and the Utah State Historical Society. The paintings were acquired by the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, and reproduced on programs of the Utah Symphony and in the Junior League calendar. Anderson joined the San Francisco Civic Center Museum in 1948. He also worked for Abbott Laboratories, and he was also an illustrator for the Oakland Army Base.
His artwork was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Springville Museum of Art.{{cite web |title=Carlos Anderson |url=https://americanart.si.edu/artist/carlos-anderson-93 |website=Smithsonian American Art Museum |accessdate=November 5, 2019}}
Personal life and death
Anderson married Lucile Daily in 1949, and she died in 1973. He died on July 11, 1978, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Category:People from Midvale, Utah
Category:University of Utah alumni
Category:American graphic designers
Category:20th-century American illustrators
Category:American male painters
Category:20th-century American painters
Category:20th-century American male artists
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