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Robert Clunie (June 29, 1895 - November, 1984) was a Scottish-American plein air painter, specializing in California landscape art with a particular focus on the rugged mountain scenery of the High Sierra. ==Early life== Clunie was born in the village of Eaglesham in Renfrewshire, Scotland. His father was a professional golfer, golf course designer and gamekeeper on the Gilmore estate. As a child, Clunie began illustrating his school assignments with watercolor paintings, which attracted the attention of a teacher who organized an exhibition of his work which toured area schools. Robert developed an aversion to the social class system then prevalent in Scotland, and decided to emigrate to the United States with his older brother William in 1911. Initially, they settled in Saginaw, Michigan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Robert Clunie (1895 - 1984) )〕 Several months later, the rest of his family also emigrated to Michigan. He found work as a pin striping artist with A. T. Ferrell Company, which manufactured harvesters for farmers. Meanwhile, his father obtained commissions to design golf courses in Saginaw, Bad Axe and Bridgeport, Michigan.〔Coons pp. 9 - 14〕 In 1918, while his employer was on a winter shutdown, Clunie took a train trip to California, and took a temporary job pin striping carriages for the Los Angeles Creamery Company.〔Coons, pp. 16〕 He felt at home in Los Angeles, and spent two months exploring the area before returning to Michigan, determined to relocate to California. On his 23rd birthday, June 29, 1918, he applied for U. S. citizenship. It was not until 1939 that he was granted citizenship. On October 29, 1918, he left for California by car with his brother William. It took them one month to reach Los Angeles.〔Coons pp. 21 - 28〕 He found work as a set painter for Metro Pictures, later to become part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, working on the film ''The Red Lantern''. His next job was in the paint department at the American Beet Sugar Company in Oxnard, California. At this time, he planned to travel to Australia. Instead, he met Myrtle Ireland in Oxnard, and they were married on June 20, 1920. His mother died two weeks later. The couple began their married life in Saginaw, and Clunie returned to work at the A. T. Ferrell Company.〔Coons pp. 29 - 37〕 During this period, Clunie began pursuing a serious interest in canvas painting. Less than a year later, the couple returned to California, and settled in Santa Paula, Myrtle's home town. He entered into a successful house painting business with a partner, Sam Dunkle, with specialties including gold leaf lettering, wallpaper and faux painting. In 1923, he designed and built a modern new home that incorporated an artist's studio. He continued canvas and easel painting, increasingly concentrating on landscapes. He also became a serious amateur tennis player. His brother William, a pilot, was killed in a plane crash in Flint, Michigan in 1927, which was traumatic as the brothers were very close. In that same year, he left the house painting business to concentrate on fine art. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Clunie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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