Background
Briggs, Ernest was born on December 24, 1923 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Ernest and Emma (Docili) Briggs.
Briggs, Ernest was born on December 24, 1923 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Ernest and Emma (Docili) Briggs.
Student California School Fine Art, San Francisco, 1947-1950.
Exhibited one man shows at Metart Gallery, San Francisco, 1949, Stable Gallery, New York City, 1954, 55, San Francisco Art Association Gallery, 1956, Howard Wise Gallery, New York City, 1960, 62, 63. Exhibited group shows at Jewish Museum, New York City, 1967, Yale Art Gallery, 1968. Representative permanent collections at Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Michigan State University, Rockefeller Institute, New York City, Whitney Museum American Art, New York City, San Francisco Museum Artist
Faculty U. Florida, 1958.
Pratt Institute, 1961-1984, Yale, 1968.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946.
Married Anne Arnold, August 7, 1961.