(1875-1955) Painter, illustrator, muralist. Maurice Del Mue was born in Paris, France on November 24, 1875. About 1880 Del Mue moved with his family to San Francisco where he later studied art at the Mark Hopkins Institute under Arthur Mathews and Amedee Joullin. In the late 1890’s he returned to Paris for further study under Gerome at Ecole des Beaux Arts. Upon returning to San Francisco, he established a studio and began receiving favorable reviews for his paintings by the local press. In 1902 he joined fellow artists Piazzoni, Putnam, C.P. Neilson, W.H. Bull, M. Sandona and Blendon Campbell in forming the California Society of Artists as protest to the conservative attitudes of the San Francisco Art Association. During the 1920’s Del Mue was a staff artist for the San Francisco Chronicle and later worked for Foster & Kleiser (billboards). His commercial art includes many prominent logos which are still in use (Hills Brothers Coffee, Schillings Coffee, Southern Pacific Railroad). In 1941 he moved across the Golden Gate to Marin County and lived in Kentfield until his death on January 24, 1955. Painting in a style that evolved from the Post-Impressionists, Del Mue was motivated by color and often boasted that he had his own blue. Best known for his landscapes, many of the High Sierra, he also painted still lifes and portraits. Works Held: Oakland Museum; De Young Museum. Exhibited: Royal Academy (London); Pan Pacific International Expo, 1915; San Francisco Museum of (Modern) Art, 1935; Golden Gate International Expo, 1939. Murals: College of Marin; Tamalpais High School; Hamilton Air Force Base.