Millard Sheets
1907–1989
Introduction
Millard Owen Sheets (June 24, 1907 – March 31, 1989) was an American artist, teacher, and architectural designer. He was one of the earliest of the California Scene Painting artists and helped define the art movement. Many of his large-scale building-mounted mosaics from the mid-20th century are still extant in Southern California. His paintings are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum in New York, the Chicago Art Institute, the National Gallery in Washington D.C.; and the Los Angeles County Museum.
Wikidata identifier
Q15493742
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Introduction
Sheets was the head of the art departments at Scripps College and Claremont Graduate School in Pomona, California, from 1930-1955.
Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, designer, muralist, owner, painter, teacher
ULAN identifier
500023740
Names
Millard Sheets, Millard B. Sheets, Millard Owen Sheets
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed April 11, 2025.
