Peck, Orrin M., 1860-1921
Variant namesBorn in Hobart, New York April 13, 1860, son of James and Margaret H. Peck, brother to Helen P. Sanborn and Janet M. (Janet Moore) Peck (b. 1878). His mother Margaret befriended Phoebe Apperson Hearst (1842-1919) on a steamship voyage from Panama to San Francisco, and Orrin became a close friend of Phoebe's son, William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951). Peck studied art at the Akademie der Kunst in Munich from 1883 to 1889; in 1889 he moved to London with his sister Janet. He became an accomplished portrait and landscape painter, and was commissioned to paint portraits of Phoebe and William Randolph Hearst. In 1920, he was hired to design the landscaping for Hearst's San Simeon home in Calif. Peck was also a member of the Bohemian Club. He died in Los Angeles in 1921.
From the description of Orrin M. Peck correspondence and miscellany, 1882-1921. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 145415575
Orrin M. Peck (1860-1921), was born in Hobart, New York. His mother Margaret befriended Phoebe Apperson Hearst (1842-1919) on a steamship voyage from Panama to San Francisco. Peck became a close friend of Phoebe's son, William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951), and served as best man at his wedding. Peck studied art in Munich where he collaborated with Carl von Marr (1858-1936) on some of his work. Peck became an accomplished portrait and landscape painter. He was commissioned to paint portraits of Mrs. Hearst and William Randolph Hearst, one of which hangs in Hearst's San Simeon, where Peck also designed the landscaping in 1920. Peck died suddenly in Los Angeles in 1921.
From the description of Orrin Peck Collection of Photographs [graphic], 1878-1951 (bulk 1890-1915). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 123464242
Orrin M. Peck (1860-1921), was born in Hobart, New York in 1860, the son of James and Margaret H. Peck and brother to Helen P. Sanborn and Janet M. (Janet Moore) Peck (b. 1878). His mother Margaret befriended Phoebe Apperson Hearst (1842-1919) on a steamship voyage from Panama to San Fracisco. Orrin became a close friend of Phoebe's son, William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951), and was even the best man at his wedding. Orrin studied art in Munich and collaborated with Carl von Marr (1858-1936) on some of his work. Peck became an accomplished portrait and landscape painter. He was commissioned to paint portraits of Mrs. Hearst and William Randolph Hearst. Orrin was with Willam Randolph Hearst in New York and Florida before being hired to design the landscaping for his San Simeon home in California in 1920. Peck died suddenly in Los Angeles in 1921.
From the description of Papers of Orrin M. Peck, 1878-1951 (bulk 1890-1915). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122564888
Biographical Note
Orrin M. Peck (1860-1921), was born in Hobart, New York. His mother Margaret befriended Phoebe Apperson Hearst (1842-1919) on a steamship voyage from Panama to San Francisco. Peck became a close friend of Phoebe's son, William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951), and served as best man at his wedding. Peck studied art in Munich where he collaborated with Carl von Marr (1858-1936) on some of his work. Peck became an accomplished portrait and landscape painter. He was commisssioned to paint portraits of Mrs. Hearst and William Randolph Hearst, one of which hangs in Hearst's San Simeon, where Peck also designed the landscaping in 1920. Peck died suddenly in Los Angeles in 1921.
From the guide to the Orrin Peck Collection of Photographs, 1878-1951, (bulk 1890-1915), (The Huntington Library)
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associatedWith | Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911. | person |
associatedWith | Adt, Alfred A. | person |
associatedWith | Adt, Alfred A. | person |
associatedWith | Albert, Joseph. | person |
associatedWith | Albert, Joseph, 1825-1886. | person |
associatedWith | Balmain, James C. H. | person |
associatedWith | Balmain, James C. H. | person |
associatedWith | Bohemian Club (San Francisco, Calif.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Braun, Adolphe, 1811-1877. | person |
associatedWith | Bushnell Photo Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Casals, Pablo, 1876-1973. | person |
associatedWith | Charles, Lallie, 1869-1919. | person |
associatedWith | Cohen, E. A. (Edgar A.) | person |
associatedWith | Cohen, E. A. (Edgar A.). | person |
associatedWith | Coit, Lillie Hitchcock, 1843-1929. | person |
associatedWith | Coover, D. R. | person |
associatedWith | Drew, John, 1853-1927. | person |
associatedWith | Ellis and Walery. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Ellis and Walery. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Falk. | person |
associatedWith | Flaglor, Amasa P. | person |
associatedWith | Flaglor, Amasa P. | person |
associatedWith | Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942. | person |
associatedWith | Gubelman, T. | person |
associatedWith | Gubelman, T. | person |
associatedWith | Hanfstaengl, Franz, 1804-1877. | person |
associatedWith | Haussler, Frederick O. | person |
associatedWith | Haussler, Frederick O. | person |
associatedWith | Hearst family. | family |
associatedWith | Hearst, Phoebe Apperson, 1842-1919. | person |
associatedWith | Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951. | person |
associatedWith | Holzer, C. | person |
associatedWith | Holzer, C. | person |
associatedWith | Hoover, Lou Henry, 1874-1944. | person |
associatedWith | Houseworth, Thomas, 1829-1915. | person |
associatedWith | Huntington, Henry Edwards, 1850-1927. | person |
associatedWith | Imperial Photographic Gallery. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Johnson, Charles Wallace Jacob. | person |
associatedWith | Johnson, Charles Wallace Jacob. | person |
associatedWith | La Hacienda del Pozo de Verona (Alameda County, Calif.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Lainer, Charles, fl. 1880 | person |
associatedWith | Lainer, Charles, (fl. 1880s-1890s) | person |
associatedWith | Lallie Charles. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Leeb, Joseph. | person |
associatedWith | Leeb, Joseph. | person |
associatedWith | Ludovici, J. | person |
associatedWith | Ludovici, J. | person |
associatedWith | Marceau, Theodore C., b. 1868. | person |
associatedWith | Marr, Carl von, 1858-1936. | person |
associatedWith | Montabone, Luigi. | person |
associatedWith | Montabone, Luigi. | person |
associatedWith | Morse, George Daniels. | person |
associatedWith | Moulin, Gabriel, 1872-1945. | person |
associatedWith | Neale, A. J. | person |
associatedWith | Nelson and Bailey. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Nelson and Bailey. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Pach Brothers. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Parker. | person |
associatedWith | Peck, Janet, | person |
associatedWith | Peck, Janet, collector. | person |
associatedWith | Peck, Janet M., 1864-1956. | person |
associatedWith | Peck, Janet M. (Janet Moore), b. 1878. | person |
associatedWith | Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926. | person |
associatedWith | Phelan, James D. (James Duval), 1861-1930. | person |
associatedWith | Piggott. | person |
associatedWith | Prince. | person |
associatedWith | Rasmussen, J. Charles. | person |
associatedWith | Rasmussen, J. Charles. | person |
associatedWith | Reed, N. H. | person |
associatedWith | Reed, N. H. | person |
associatedWith | Ruesch and Reisch. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Ruesch and Reisch. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | San Antonio de Pala (San Diego County, Calif.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | San Francisco Gallery (Portland, Or.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Santa Barbara Mission | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925. | person |
associatedWith | Sarony. | person |
associatedWith | Scholl, J. B. | person |
associatedWith | Scholl, J. B. | person |
associatedWith | Simpson, Herbert E. | person |
associatedWith | Simpson, Herbert E. | person |
associatedWith | Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912. | person |
associatedWith | Teufel, Carl, 1845-1912. | person |
associatedWith | Thors, Louis. | person |
associatedWith | Vaughan and Keith. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Vaughan and Keith. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Vaughan, Hector M. | person |
associatedWith | Vaughan, Hector M. | person |
associatedWith | Waters, Raper James. | person |
associatedWith | White. | person |
associatedWith | Wores, Theodore, 1858-1939. | person |
associatedWith | Wyntoon (Mount Shasta, Calif.) | corporateBody |
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Birth 1860
Death 1921
Americans