Ralph E. DeCamp | |
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Born | September 17, 1858 Attica, New York, U.S. |
Died | May 27, 1936 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Resting place | Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Montana, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Painter, photographer |
Spouse | Edna Blanchard |
Ralph E. DeCamp (September 17, 1858 – May 27, 1936) was an American painter and photographer. Born in New York, he grew up in Wisconsin and Minnesota before relocating to Montana,[1] where he opened a studio in Helena.[2] He did six murals in the Montana State Capitol in 1911 and four more in 1927.[1] He lived in Chicago from 1934 to 1936, and he was buried in the Forestvale Cemetery, Helena.[3][4] Many of his paintings and negatives are at the Montana Historical Society Museum.[1]