AW981: Ira S. Slack Early California Shanty Shack Oil on Canvas Painting

Ira S. Slack (American, 1890-1956), Early California Impressionist Shanty Shack, circa 1938, Oil on Canvas Painting laid to board. Signed and dated lower left. Presented in the original carved gilt wood period frame.

Dimensions: Frame 10 1/2" x 12 1/2"

Comments: Ira Samuel Slack (1890-1956) was a well known and established painter and clothes designer in Hollywood. He was born in Vermont in 1890 and died in Los Angeles, CA in 1956.  He studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and later moved to Los Angeles around 1915. Slack exhibited his paintings at Stanford University in 1940, the Golden Gate International Exhibition, the Painter's & Sculptors Club, and many galleries throughout Los Angeles during the 1930's and 40's. Slack was a member of the Painters & Sculptors Club in Los Angeles.