Ernest Peixotto
Painting, Author
1869 – 1940
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Who was Ernest Peixotto?
Ernest Clifford Peixotto was an American artist, illustrator, and author. Although he was known mainly for his murals and his travel literature, his artwork also regularly appeared in Scribner's Magazine. His 1916 work Our Hispanic Southwest is famous for including the first written appearance of the ethnic slur "spic".
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- Born
- Oct 15, 1869
San Francisco - Also known as
- Ernest Clifford Peixotto
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Académie Julian
- Lived in
- San Francisco
- Died
- Dec 6, 1940
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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