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Honorary Life Members: A ~ Z
A status awarded by the Board for recognition of services to the CAC.

Name & Dates
A

GRETA AMMON
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1978 CAC Roster)

 
VELMA ADAMS
(1902 - 1990)
Honorary Life
(CAC Bulletin, Jan. 1985)

 
HECTOR ALLIOT
(1862 - 1919)
Honorary Life
(Elected Feb. 27, 1910; L.A.Times)		  
ANTONY E. ANDERSON
(1863 - 1939)
Honorary Life
(Elected Feb. 27, 1910; L.A.Times)
First art critic for the Times

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MRS. CHARLES J. G. ARGALL
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  
MISCHA ("MAURICE") ASKENAZY
(1888 - 1961)
Honorary Life
(July 1961 CAC Bulletin)		  
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WALTER ALEXANDER BAILEY
(1894 - ?)
Honorary Life
(1978, 1984 CAC Rosters)

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MRS. WALTER A. BAILEY
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1978, 1984 CAC Rosters)
  
EDRIS N. BAKER
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1978, 1984 CAC Rosters)
Editor for the CAC Bulletin, c.1968-1983 (var.)
  
HUGO BALLIN, N.A.
(1879-1956)
Honorary Life
(January 1954 CAC Bulletin/CAC Board)		  
GEORGE EDMUND BARKER, JR.
(1882 - 1965)
Honorary Life
(1964 CAC Roster)

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ALINE BARNSDALL
(1882-1946)
Honorary Life
(Art Club Takes Over New Home, L. A. Times, Sept. 1, 1927; 2,1,3) 		 
MRS. DANA BARTLETT
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1964 CAC Roster; Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin -
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents)
  
MARY ANN VAN ALSTINE BARTOW
(a.k.a. Mary A. Wright)
(1848 - 1924)
Honorary Life
(2nd CAC Annual, 1911)

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DR. ELMER BELT
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1978 CAC Roster) 		 
FREDERICK WINSLOW BLANCHARD
(1878 - 1948)
Honorary Life
(2nd CAC Annual, 1911)		  
SERGEI BONGART
(1918 - 1985)
Honorary Life
(1984 CAC Roster)

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BENNETT BRADBURY
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1978 CAC Roster)
 
REX BRANDT
(1914 - 2000)
Honorary Life
(1964,1978, 1984 CAC Rosters)

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MRS. BENJAMIN C. BROWN
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  
M. HALE BROWN
(1901-1987)
Honorary Life
(1978, 1984 CAC Rosters)
33rd CAC President, 1966-68		  
MRS. M. HALE BROWN
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1978, 1984 CAC Rosters) 		 
CONRAD BUFF
(1886 - 1975)
Honorary Life
(1964 CAC Roster)

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LUCILLE BURKE
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1978 CAC Roster)
 
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FRANK TOLLES CHAMBERLIN
(1873-1961)
Honorary Life
(July 1961 CAC Bulletin)
  
LEONA CHIAPELLA (Mrs. Edward E.)
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  
SIR WINSTON S. CHURCHILL
(1874 - 1965)
Honorary Life
(Accepted letter/ award from Paval May 1954; Aug. 1954 CAC Bulletin; 1964 Roster)
ALBERT CLINTON CONNER
(1848 - 1929)
Honorary Life
(2nd CAC Annual, 1911)
First and only President of the Painters' Club of Los Angeles (1906-1909)		  
CHARLES DOUVILLE COBURN, Actor
(1877 - 1961)
Honorary Life
(Nov., and Dec. 1955 CAC Bulletin/Paval) 		 
ALMA MAY COOK
Artist, Editor (Herald Evening-Express)
(1884 - 1973)
Honorary Life
(2nd CAC Annual, 1911)		  
JANE COULOMBE
Honorary Life
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INNOCENZO DARAIO
(1903-1993)
Honorary Life
(1978, 1984 CAC Roster)
22nd CAC President, 1949-50

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MRS. INNOCENZO DARAIO
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  
FRANCIS DE ERDELY, USC Art Professor
(1904-1959)
Honorary Life
(Dec. 1959 CAC Bulletin)		  
CHARLES DROGKAMP
(1883-1958)
Honorary Life
(October 1953 CAC Bulletin)		  
JEAN DROGKAMP
Honorary Life
(October 1953 CAC Bulletin)		  
JOSE DRUDIS-BIADA
(1890-1985)
Honorary Life
(1978 CAC Roster)
27th CAC President, 1959

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MAE HUFFMAN DUQUETTE
(1892-1978)
Honorary Life
(1978 CAC Roster)		  
DONALD G. DURBOROW
Honorary Life
 (Joined in May 1986; Awarded HL by CAC President Peter Adams, Dec. 15, 2004 letter)

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LORSER FEITELSON
(1898 - 1978)
Honorary Life
(1964 CAC Roster)

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EUGENE C. FRANK
(1844 - 1914)
Honorary Life
(2nd CAC Annual, 1911)

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GLENN BELMONT FRAZE
(1883-1968)
Honorary Life
(1964, 1978 CAC Rosters)

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ROBERT MERRELL GAGE
(1892-1981)
Honorary Life
(1964, 1978 CAC Rosters)
13th CAC President, 1932-33

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MRS. ROBERT MERRELL GAGE
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  
JULIAN ELLSWORTH GARNSEY
(1887-1969)
Honorary Life
(1964 CAC Roster)
11th CAC President, 1930-31

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MRS. JULIAN ELLSWORTH GARNSEY
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  
MRS. EUGENE GONCZ
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1964 CAC Roster) 		 
CHARLES LE ROY GUNTHER
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1964, 1978 CAC Rosters) 		 
VERNA GUNTHER
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1984 CAC Roster) 		 
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RICHARD HAINES
(1906 - 1984)
Honorary Life
(1964, 1978, 1984 CAC Rosters)

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CHARLES I. HARRIS
(b. 1922)
Honorary Life
43rd CAC President, 1991-93
SAM HYDE HARRIS
(1889-1977)
Honorary Life
(1964, 1978 CAC Rosters)

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EVELYN PAYNE HATCHER
(1914-2009)
Honorary Life
(Invited by CAC President Peter Adams; letter of April 4, 2000)

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JOE MORGAN HENNINGER
(1906-1999)
Honorary Life
(1978 CAC Roster)
32nd CAC President, 1965

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MRS. RALPH HOLMES
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  
MELODIE HOUSER (Mrs. Victor C.)
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1964, 1978 CAC Roster) 		 
MRS. W. J. HOUSH
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(2nd CAC Annual, 1911)		  
HAROLD N. HUBBARD
Asst. Managing Editor, Hollywood Citizen-News
Honorary Life
(Oct. 1954 CAC Bulletin/Paval) 		 
LEONORE HUDSON
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1978 CAC Roster) 		 
MRS. H. E. HUEY
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1964, 1978 CAC Rosters) 		 

DAPHNE HUNTINGTON
(b. 1910)
Honorary Life
(1978, 1984 CAC Rosters)


Artist Member, CAC VP (1967). Born in Ketchikan, Alaska. Daphne along with her sister Venetia Epler studied at the Slade School and the London School of Arts and Crafts, both in London, and the Ecole de Louvre in Paris. Both sisters were artists and created paintings, ceramics, murals and poetry, as well as worked with a number of movie and animation studios in Hollywood. Both sisters' work is featured in Paramount's Charlotte's Web. She has resided in Los Angeles and Hollywood most of her life, and is currently living in Glendale. (R, 1964, 1984) (50th, 58th, 64th, 66th Annuals)
HELEN HUTCHINSON (Mrs. Randall)
(1866 - )
Honorary Life
(2nd CAC Annual, 1911)		  
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MARY ADOLYN JARRETT
(1913 - 1983)
Honorary Life
(1978 CAC Roster)
Editor for the CAC Bulletin, c.1960-1977 (var.)

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MRS. FRANK TENNEY JOHNSON
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  

WILLIAM LEES JUDSON
(1842 - 1928)
Honorary Life
(Listed in the 2nd CAC Annual, 1911)

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DIXIE LAM
Honorary Life
(Jan. 1955 CAC Bulletin/Paval)
Editor of the Pacific Coast Viking; art patron
  
EDWARD LANSER
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1978 CAC Roster)
Editor for the CAC Bulletin, c.1940s-1950s
  
PAUL LAURITZ
(1889-1975)
Honorary Life
(1964 CAC Roster)
17th CAC President, 1942-43

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MRS. PAUL LAURITZ
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  
JAKE LEE
(1915 - 1991)
Honorary Life
(Nov. 1991 CAC Bulletin)

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MRS. FRANK RENNSSELEAR LIDDELL
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  
ALBERT LONDRAVILLE
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(CAC Bulletins)
 
THEODORE NIKOLAI LUKITS
(1897 - 1992)
Honorary Life
(CAC Bulletins)

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LOUISE ELIZABETH GARDEN MACLEOD
(1857 - 1944)
Honorary Life
(Listed in 2nd CAC Annual, 1911)

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VICTOR STANLEY MATSON
(1895 - 1972)
Honorary Life
(1964 CAC Roster)
29th CAC President, 1961-62

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DOROTHY H. MATSON (Mrs. Victor Matson)
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1964,1978 CAC Rosters) 		 

EVERETT C. MAXWELL
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(Elected Feb. 27, 1910, L. A. Times)

  
MRS. BARTON MEIER
(d. 1993)
Honorary Life
(1964, 1978, 1984 CAC Rosters) 		 
ARTHUR HENRY THOMAS MILLIER
(1893-1975)
Honorary Life
(1964 CAC Roster)
Second art critic for the L.A. Times

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PETER NIELSON
(1873-1965)
Honorary Life
(1964 CAC Roster)

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LEO NOWAK
(1907-2001)
Honorary Life
(1978 CAC Roster)

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HENRY KETTING OLIVIER
(1924-2004)
Honorary Life
(1978 CAC Roster)
36th & 38th CAC President (1974-77, 1981-85)		  
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PHILIP KRAN PAVAL
(1899-1971)
Honorary Life
(1964 CAC Roster)
24th CAC President, 1953-55

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MRS. PHILIP PAVAL
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  
EDGAR ALWIN PAYNE
(1883-1947)
Honorary Life
9th CAC President
(Feb. 1947 CAC Bulletin/CAC Board)

Ferdinand PERRET
(1888-1960)
Honorary Life
CAC Historian (1950s)
(Ferdinand Perret, Art Research Expert, Dies, L.A. Times, Aug, 5, 1960)

  

Mrs. Ferdinand PERRET
Honorary Life
(1964 CAC Roster)

 
EINAR CORTSEN PETERSEN
(1885 - 1986)
Honorary Life
(1964, 1978 CAC Rosters)

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LYDIE (Lydia) G. PRICE
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(2nd CAC Annual, 1911)

  
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CAROL RENSEN
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(CAC Bulletin, Feb. 1990)
40th & 42nd CAC President (1985-89, 1990)		  
HELEN RICH (Mrs. John Hubbard)
(d. 1951)
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  
GAYLORD D. RICHMOND
(1903 - 1997)
Honorary Life
(1964, 1984 CAC Rosters) 		 

WALTER J. ROBERTS
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1978, 1984 CAC Rosters; only British member besides Churchill)

  

CHARLES ALBERT ROGERS
(1848 - 1918)
Honorary Life
(2nd CAC Annual, 1911)

  
KENNETH ROSS
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1964 CAC Roster)
[Director, L.A. Municipal Art Dept.]		  

HERBERT DICKENS RYMAN
(1910-1989)
Honorary Life
(1964, 1978, 1984 CAC Rosters)
30th CAC President, 1963

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PAUL STARRETT SAMPLE
 (1896 - 1974)
Honorary Life
(1964 CAC Roster)
12th CAC President, 1931

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MRS. PAUL STARRETT SAMPLE
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  
FRANK LESLIE SANDFORD
(1891 - 1977)
Honorary Life
(1964, 1978 CAC Rosters)
25th CAC President, 1956

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ROBERT L. SCHAAR
(b. 1932)
Honorary Life
(1978 CAC Roster)
34th CAC President, 1969-70

BENTON FRANCIS SCOTT
(1907 - 1983)
Honorary Life
(1964, 1978, 1984 CAC Rosters)
19th CAC President, 1945

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MRS. BENTON SCOTT
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1984 CAC Roster; Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin - Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents) 		 
ELIZABETH SHRADER (Mrs. E. Roscoe)
Honorary Life
(1964, 1978, 1984 CAC Rosters; Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin - Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents) 		 
JOHN SHRADER
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(July 13, 1998 letter from J. Shrader to J. Coulombe)		  
MRS. JACK WILKINSON SMITH
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  
NORMAN ST. CLAIR
(1863 - 1912)
Honorary Life
(Listed in 2nd CAC Annual, 1911)

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JAMES GUILFORD SWINNERTON
(1875 - 1974)
Honorary Life
(Oct. 1954 CAC Bulletin; 1964 CAC Roster)

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MRS. CHANNEL PICKERING TOWNSLEY
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  
ROSITA TSEU
(1916 - 2003)
Honorary Life
(Invited by CAC President Peter Adams; letter of April 4, 2000)
 
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JULIUS J. UNGERMAN
(n.d.)
Honorary Life
(1978 CAC Roster) 		 
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ELIZABETH WAGGONER
(1874 -? )
Honorary Life
(1964 CAC Roster; 2nd CAC Annual, 1911) 		 
JULIA BRACKEN WENDT
(1868-1942)
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  
MRS. EDWARD WITHERS
Honorary Life
(Aug. 1955 CAC Bulletin)
Pres. Paval awarded HL Memberships to the wives of the first 20 CAC Presidents
  
TOM WOLFE
Honorary Life
(Invited by CAC President Peter Adams, letter of Oct. 19, 2000)
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ROLF ZILLMER
Honorary Life

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