Henry Raleigh

Etcher, illustrator, lithographer, painter. Born in Portland, OR on Sept. 23, 1880. "Harry" Raleigh moved to San Francisco with his family in 1888. After studying at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute during 1896-1901, he took his first job as a sketch artist for the San Francisco Examiner. While there, William Randolph Hearst noticed his talent and encouraged him to move to NYC which he did in 1913. There he continued newspaper work for the World while illustrating for Harper's Bazaar, Saturday Evening Post, and Collier's. Raleigh died in New York in 1944. Exh: SFAA, 1897-1900; Calif. State Fair, 1901; Bohemian Club, 1904; Salmagundi Club, 1916 (prize). Ber; Fid; Ben; AAA 1913-31; WWAA 1936-41.

Courtesy Edan Milton Hughes, Artists in California, 1786-1940.