Benjamin Raborg | |
Birth Name: | Benjamin O'Fallan Raborg |
Birth Date: | 1871[1] |
Birth Place: | Sulphur Springs, Missouri, United States |
Death Date: | 7 February 1918 |
Death Place: | San Francisco, California, United States |
Resting Place: | Oak Hill Memorial Park |
Nationality: | American |
Benjamin O'Fallan Raborg (1871-1918[1]) was an American artist.
Raborg was born in Sulphur Springs, Missouri in 1871. His parents were Franklin Raborg and Sophia Cooper Raborg Simpson. His uncle was artist Astley David Middleton Cooper.[2]
As an artist, Raborg painted Western themes, including landscapes and portraits. American Indians were common subjects in his paintings.[2]
He died in San Francisco, California in 1918 after being hit by a cable car. He is buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park in San Jose, California.[3]