Otis Oldfield

Otis William Oldfield (July 3, 1890 – May 18, 1969)[1][2] was a San Francisco painter, printmaker and art educator.

[4] In 1908, he attended Best’s Art School in San Francisco,[5][4][6] operated by Alice Leveque Best and Arthur William Best.

[5][6] In 1925, Oldfield had a successful solo show at San Francisco’s Galerie Beaux Arts, an exhibit of work made while he was living in France.

[5] In 1929, Oldfield had two exhibitions of San Francisco water scenes at Montross Gallery in New York City.

[5][7] The following year in 1930, Oldfield worked with architect Timothy Pflueger to create painted windows for the bar at the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange.

"Man with Dog", 1923 self-portrait by Otis Oldfield
Bay Area Map (1934), one of Oldfield's frescos at Coit Tower