Background
Soto, Ernest Frank de was born on October 26, 1923 in Tucson. Son of Robert Carlos and Artemisa Ortiz Soto.
Soto, Ernest Frank de was born on October 26, 1923 in Tucson. Son of Robert Carlos and Artemisa Ortiz Soto.
Certified, Chouniard Art School, Los Angeles, 1942—1943. Certified, World War II Camoflege Technology, 1943—1946. Certified, Chouniard Art School, 1946—1947.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University Illinois, 1961.
Owner, director Ernest F. de Soto Workshop, San Francisco, 1978-1993. Master printer Editions Press, San Francisco, 1972-1976, Collectors Press, San Francisco, 1967-1972.
Board trustees Mexico Museum, San Francisco, 1987-1993. Art instructor Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1952-1953, University Illinois, Urbana, 1954-1962. Sergeant United States Air Force, 1943-1946, PTO.
Married Rosalind Braun, December 15, 1950 (divorced June 1962). Married Josephine Mary Panyk, August 6, 1962.