Paul Whitman

Paul Lingenbrink Whitman (April 23, 1897–December 12, 1950) was an American artist who played an active role in the art community of the Monterey Peninsula for 24 years. His works are in the art collections of the National Gallery of Art, the Monterey Museum of Art and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Whitman was one of the original members of the Carmel Art Association. He worked in a variety of media that included etching, charcoal drawing, watercolor, oil, lithography, and sculpture.

Early life
Carmel builder Walter B. Snook built a Spanish Eclectic home for Whitman on San Luis Avenue in Carmel Woods in 1928.

Career
Whitman was a painter, etcher, illustrator, lithographer, muralist, sculptor and teacher. He was one of the original members of the Carmel Art Association in Carmel and a one time vice-president.

His works are included in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, Mills College Art Museum, the Monterey Museum of Art and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

In October 1938, Whitman constructed two bas reliefs for the front of the new Bank of Carmel building in Carmel-by-the-Sea at the corner of Ocean Avenue and Delores Street. The two plaques represent Father Serra and figures of a man and woman.

Whitman and Armin Hansen were co-founders of the Carmel Art Institute in 1938. John Cunningham began at the Institute when he helped teach a painting class for Hansen when he fell ill. In 1940, Hansen and Whitman transferred ownership of the institute to Cunningham and his wife.

There have been exhibitions of his works at the Derek Rayne Gallery Exhibition (1947), the Beardsley Gallery Exhibition (1947), and the Trotter Galleries (2020).

Death
Whitman died in Carmel on December 12, 1950, of a heart attack.