Manuel Valencia | |
Birth Date: | c. 1856 |
Birth Place: | San Rafael, California, U.S. |
Death Date: | July 6, 1935 |
Death Place: | Sacramento, California, U.S. |
Occupation: | Painter |
Children: | 6 sons, 3 daughters |
Manuel Valencia (c. 1856 – July 6, 1935) was an American painter, and the namesake of Valencia Street in San Francisco, California.
Valencia was born circa 1856 in San Rafael, California.[1] He was trained by Julius Tararnier.[1]
Valencia became a painter in San Francisco, California,[1] where Valencia Street was named in his honor.[2] His painting of Sutter's Fort was hung in the California room of the California State Library.[3] Another painting was acquired by Ida Saxton McKinley, the First Lady of the United States from 1897 to 1901.[1]
Valencia had six sons and three daughters.[1] He died on July 6, 1935, in Sacramento, California.[1] [2] [3]