SAM O. SCHWEITZER (1903-1996). Mid Century oil painting. Woman Sweeping at a Spanish Villa with Vines, Pottery and a Bicyclist with Children in the forefront, 1968. Artist's title on the back in Italian: "Un Limpieza Transportar" which means in English "Clean it for Transport", 30" x 24" oil on canvas (framed size: 33-1/2" x 27-1/4") signed/dated/inscribed lower right: Sam O. Sweitzer, Toledo Spain 68. Titled on the back in Italian with the the price from 1968 written on the back of the canvas of $500.00. This is a rare painting as Schweitzer's work does not come up often. Schweitzer was well known for his calligraphy and was calligrapher to QUEEN ELIZABETH II of ENGLAND, PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN and Schweitzer also made scrolls for presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter as well as entertainers Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante and Red Skelton. Rare chance to have a painting by this fantastic artist. He was in Toledo Spain at the time he painted this great colorful oil painting in 1968. In 1972 he moved to Laguna Beach, California and lived there until the end of his life in 1996.
Information from the artist's obituary: LAGUNA BEACH —
Samuel O. Schweitzer, an artist and calligrapher who fashioned scrolls for American presidents and the Queen of England, among others, has died at 93.
Named the city’s Citizen of the Year in 1989, Schweitzer gained fame locally as the “Laguna Scribe” for the ornate scrolls and certificates he produced for dignitaries, entertainers, local organizations and friends.
For years, Schweitzer also entertained children as the city’s Santa Claus during the holidays. The City Clerk, Verna Rollinger, a neighbor of Schweitzer and his wife, Eve, said Schweitzer remained active up until his death on Feb. 15, 1996.
Schweitzer was born Jan. 22, 1903, in Toledo, Ohio. He studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art and moved in the 1940s to Los Angeles, where he pursued a career in commercial and advertising art.
He moved to Laguna Beach in 1972.
Schweitzer, who was tutored in calligraphy by the scribe for the Queen of England, taught calligraphy at Coastline Community College, the Art Institute of Laguna Beach and for the city’s Recreation Department. He also gave private lessons from his home studio.
Sometimes Schweitzer was commissioned to create scrolls or certificates, his wife said, and other times he produced them on a whim.
“He was a dreamer and an artist,”’ his wife said, remembering the day he decided to make a scroll commemorating the 25th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Initially dubious his wife, Eve Schweitzer said she began sending letters to England and eventually security clearance was arranged and in 1984 they were received in Buckingham Palace by the Queen's Secretary.
Schweitzer also made scrolls for presidents Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and for entertainers Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante and Red Skelton.

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