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	Roberts was born in Surrey, England on July 22, 1901 to Percy and Gertrude Roberts.<ref>US Social Security Death Index.</ref> He studied art at the Slade School in London.<ref>Edan Hughes, ''Artists in California, 1786-1940' Hughes publishing Co., 1986. Quoted in [http://www.askart.com/askart/r/erling_roberts/erling_roberts.aspx Askart website]</ref>		Roberts was born in Surrey, England on July 22, 1901 to Percy and Gertrude Roberts.<ref>US Social Security Death Index.</ref> He studied art at the Slade School in London.<ref>Edan Hughes, ''Artists in California, 1786-1940' Hughes publishing Co., 1986. Quoted in [http://www.askart.com/askart/r/erling_roberts/erling_roberts.aspx Askart website]</ref>

	== ~~Years~~ in Australia ==		== Theosophical Society involvement and years in Australia ==

	In 1921 the Roberts family with son Erling, 20 and daughter Monica, 10, boarded the ''SS Berrima'' in London and traveled to Sydney, Australia.<ref>Passenger list of ''SS Berrima''. August 25, 1921.</ref> Erling continued his education, studying for three years with portrait artist George Lambert.<ref>Hughes, 472.</ref> Erling and Monica became active in the group of young people at [[The Manor]] in the early 1920s, and Erling eventually married Australian Muriel Blanche Beaufoy, another Manorite~~. Family members almost certainly belonged to the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society]], but membership records are not available at the time of writing~~.		On April 19, 1920, Roberts became a member of the Theosophical Society in England & Wales.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 7, entry 83357 (website file: 7C/28).</ref> In 1921 the Roberts family with son Erling, 20 and daughter Monica, 10, boarded the ''SS Berrima'' in London and traveled to Sydney, Australia.<ref>Passenger list of ''SS Berrima''. August 25, 1921.</ref> Erling continued his education, studying for three years with portrait artist George Lambert.<ref>Hughes, 472.</ref> Erling and Monica became active in the group of young people of Theosophists at [[The Manor]] in the early 1920s, and Erling eventually married Australian Muriel Blanche Beaufoy, another Manorite.

	== Life and career in California ==		== Life and career in California ==

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	'''Charles Erling Roberts''' was an English-American portrait painter.		'''Charles Erling Roberts''' was an English-American portrait painter.

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	== Years in Australia ==		== Years in Australia ==

	In 1921 the Roberts family ~~- parents~~ with ~~their~~ son Erling, 20, and daughter Monica, 10 - boarded the ''SS Berrima'' in London and traveled to Sydney, Australia.<ref>Passenger list of ''SS Berrima''. August 25, 1921.</ref> Erling continued his education, studying for three years with portrait artist George Lambert.<ref>Hughes, 472.</ref> Erling and Monica became active in the group of young people at [[The Manor]] in the early 1920s, and Erling eventually married Australian Muriel Blanche Beaufoy, another Manorite. Family members almost certainly belonged to the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society]], but membership records are not available at the time of writing.		In 1921 the Roberts family with son Erling, 20 and daughter Monica, 10, boarded the ''SS Berrima'' in London and traveled to Sydney, Australia.<ref>Passenger list of ''SS Berrima''. August 25, 1921.</ref> Erling continued his education, studying for three years with portrait artist George Lambert.<ref>Hughes, 472.</ref> Erling and Monica became active in the group of young people at [[The Manor]] in the early 1920s, and Erling eventually married Australian Muriel Blanche Beaufoy, another Manorite. Family members almost certainly belonged to the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society]], but membership records are not available at the time of writing.

	== Life and career in California ==		== Life and career in California ==

	By 1934, Erling and Muriel had left Australia for southern California. Their son Gavern was born on June 26, 1933, and Malcolm on November 5, 1936.<ref>U.S. Census, 1940.</ref>		By 1934, Erling and Muriel had left Australia for southern California. Their son Gavern was born on June 26, 1933, and Malcolm on November 5, 1936.<ref>U.S. Census, 1940.</ref> The family lived in Los Angeles, Covina, and later Ojai.

	~~Erling~~ Roberts made his living as an artist, working on landscapes, pen-and-ink drawings, murals, and especially, portraits. His work was well-regarded, and was exhibited at the Assistance League in Los Angeles, 1938; Friday Morning Club (LA), 1940; Pomona College, 1947; San Gabriel Valley Artists, 1950. His work is on display in the Interior Department in Washington, DC.<ref>Hughes, 472.</ref>		Roberts made his living as an artist, working on landscapes, pen-and-ink drawings, murals, and especially, portraits. His work was well-regarded, and was exhibited at the Assistance League in Los Angeles, 1938; Friday Morning Club (LA), 1940; Pomona College, 1947; San Gabriel Valley Artists, 1950. His work is on display in the Interior Department in Washington, DC.<ref>Hughes, 472.</ref>

			[[File:Leadbeater portrait.jpg\|190px\|right\|thumb\|Leadbeater portrait by Erling Roberts, 1940]]
	== Leadbeater portrait ==		== Leadbeater portrait ==

	He painted the portrait of [[Charles Webster Leadbeater\|C. W. Leadbeater]] that in in the collection of the [[L. W. Rogers Building]] on the [[Olcott (campus)\|Olcott campus]] in Wheaton, Illinois:		Roberts painted the portrait of [[Charles Webster Leadbeater\|C. W. Leadbeater]] that in in the collection of the [[L. W. Rogers Building]] on the [[Olcott (campus)\|Olcott campus]] in Wheaton, Illinois. ''The American Theosophist'' reported:

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	== Early life and family ==		== Early life and family ==

	Roberts was born in Surrey, England on July 22, 1901.<ref>US Social Security Death Index.~~</ref><ref>Edan Hughes, ''Artists in California, 1786-1940' Hughes publishing Co., 1986. Quoted in [http://www.askart.com/askart/r/erling_roberts/erling_roberts.aspx Askart website]~~</ref> He studied art at the Slade School in London.		Roberts was born in Surrey, England on July 22, 1901 to Percy and Gertrude Roberts.<ref>US Social Security Death Index.</ref> He studied art at the Slade School in London.<ref>Edan Hughes, ''Artists in California, 1786-1940' Hughes publishing Co., 1986. Quoted in [http://www.askart.com/askart/r/erling_roberts/erling_roberts.aspx Askart website]</ref>


	In 1930 he moved to Oakland, CA where he maintained a studio through the early 1970s. He was a resident of Oxnard, CA at the time of his death in January 1974. His work includes landscapes, portraits, pen-and-ink drawings."<ref>Edan Hughes, ''Artists in California, 1786-1940' (Hughes publishing Co., 1986~~), 472~~. Quoted in [http://www.askart.com/askart/r/erling_roberts/erling_roberts.aspx Askart website]</ref~~> The artist lived in [[Ojai, California]].~~
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	== Years in Australia ==		== Years in Australia ==

	In 1921 the Roberts family - ~~Percy and Gertrude~~ with their son Erling, 20, and daughter Monica, 10 - boarded the ''SS Berrima'' in London and traveled to Sydney, Australia.<ref>Passenger list of ''SS Berrima''. August 25, 1921.</ref> Erling continued his education, studying for three years with portrait artist George Lambert.<ref>Hughes, 472.</ref> Erling and Monica became active in the group of young people at [[The Manor]] in the early 1920s, and Erling eventually married Australian Muriel Blanche Beaufoy, another Manorite.		In 1921 the Roberts family - parents with their son Erling, 20, and daughter Monica, 10 - boarded the ''SS Berrima'' in London and traveled to Sydney, Australia.<ref>Passenger list of ''SS Berrima''. August 25, 1921.</ref> Erling continued his education, studying for three years with portrait artist George Lambert.<ref>Hughes, 472.</ref> Erling and Monica became active in the group of young people at [[The Manor]] in the early 1920s, and Erling eventually married Australian Muriel Blanche Beaufoy, another Manorite. Family members almost certainly belonged to the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society]], but membership records are not available at the time of writing.

	== Life and career in California ==		== Life and career in California ==

	By 1934, Erling and Muriel had left Australia for southern California. Their son Gavern was born on June 26, 1933, and Malcolm on November 5, 1936.		By 1934, Erling and Muriel had left Australia for southern California. Their son Gavern was born on June 26, 1933, and Malcolm on November 5, 1936.<ref>U.S. Census, 1940.</ref>

	Erling Roberts made his living as an artist, working on landscapes, pen-and-ink drawings, murals, and especially, portraits. His work was well-regarded, and was exhibited at Pomona College in ~~1947~~,		Erling Roberts made his living as an artist, working on landscapes, pen-and-ink drawings, murals, and especially, portraits. His work was well-regarded, and was exhibited at the Assistance League in Los Angeles, 1938; Friday Morning Club (LA), 1940; Pomona College, 1947; San Gabriel Valley Artists, 1950. His work is on display in the Interior Department in Washington, DC.<ref>Hughes, 472.</ref>

	== Leadbeater portrait ==		== Leadbeater portrait ==
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	Leadbeater Portrait		Leadbeater Portrait
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	All those who admired the portrait of Bishop C. W. Leadbeater, painted by Mr. Erling Roberts, of Los Angeles, at Convention and Summer School this year will be happy to learn that we have been able to secure this portrait for permanent exhibition at Headquarters. It is truly a work of art and we feel vey fortunate in having been able to persuade Mr. Roberts to part with it. We understand that many expressed the hope that it could be acquired for Headquearers and offered to subscribe to its purchase. Gifts for that purpose will now be welcome.<ref>"Leadbeater Portrait," ''The American Theosophist'' (November, 1940), 261.</ref>		All those who admired the portrait of Bishop C. W. Leadbeater, painted by Mr. Erling Roberts, of Los Angeles, at Convention and Summer School this year will be happy to learn that we have been able to secure this portrait for permanent exhibition at Headquarters. It is truly a work of art and we feel vey fortunate in having been able to persuade Mr. Roberts to part with it. We understand that many expressed the hope that it could be acquired for Headquearers and offered to subscribe to its purchase. Gifts for that purpose will now be welcome.<ref>"Leadbeater Portrait," ''The American Theosophist'' (November, 1940), 261.</ref>
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	~~<br>~~		'''Charles Erling Roberts''' was an English-American portrait painter.
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	'''Erling Roberts''' was an English portrait painter.		== Early life and family ==
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	~~"Born~~ in Surrey, England on July 22, 1901. ~~Roberts~~ studied at the Slade School in London ~~and then spent three years in Australia as a protégé of portraitist George Lambert~~. In 1930 he moved to Oakland, CA where he maintained a studio through the early 1970s. He was a resident of Oxnard, CA at the time of his death in January 1974. His work includes landscapes, portraits, pen-and-ink drawings."<ref>Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940~~" Oakland Tribune~~, ~~1-2-1972~~. Quoted in [http://www.askart.com/askart/r/erling_roberts/erling_roberts.aspx Askart website]</ref> The artist lived in [[Ojai, California]].		Roberts was born in Surrey, England on July 22, 1901.<ref>US Social Security Death Index.</ref><ref>Edan Hughes, ''Artists in California, 1786-1940' Hughes publishing Co., 1986. Quoted in [http://www.askart.com/askart/r/erling_roberts/erling_roberts.aspx Askart website]</ref> He studied art at the Slade School in London.


			In 1930 he moved to Oakland, CA where he maintained a studio through the early 1970s. He was a resident of Oxnard, CA at the time of his death in January 1974. His work includes landscapes, portraits, pen-and-ink drawings."<ref>Edan Hughes, ''Artists in California, 1786-1940' (Hughes publishing Co., 1986), 472. Quoted in [http://www.askart.com/askart/r/erling_roberts/erling_roberts.aspx Askart website]</ref> The artist lived in [[Ojai, California]].
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			== Years in Australia ==

			In 1921 the Roberts family - Percy and Gertrude with their son Erling, 20, and daughter Monica, 10 - boarded the ''SS Berrima'' in London and traveled to Sydney, Australia.<ref>Passenger list of ''SS Berrima''. August 25, 1921.</ref> Erling continued his education, studying for three years with portrait artist George Lambert.<ref>Hughes, 472.</ref> Erling and Monica became active in the group of young people at [[The Manor]] in the early 1920s, and Erling eventually married Australian Muriel Blanche Beaufoy, another Manorite.

			== Life and career in California ==

			By 1934, Erling and Muriel had left Australia for southern California. Their son Gavern was born on June 26, 1933, and Malcolm on November 5, 1936.

			Erling Roberts made his living as an artist, working on landscapes, pen-and-ink drawings, murals, and especially, portraits. His work was well-regarded, and was exhibited at Pomona College in 1947,

	== Leadbeater portrait ==		== Leadbeater portrait ==

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	[[~~Category:Nationality English\|Roberts~~, ~~Erling~~]]		'''Erling Roberts''' was an English portrait painter.
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			"Born in Surrey, England on July 22, 1901. Roberts studied at the Slade School in London and then spent three years in Australia as a protégé of portraitist George Lambert. In 1930 he moved to Oakland, CA where he maintained a studio through the early 1970s. He was a resident of Oxnard, CA at the time of his death in January 1974. His work includes landscapes, portraits, pen-and-ink drawings."<ref>Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Oakland Tribune, 1-2-1972. Quoted in [http://www.askart.com/askart/r/erling_roberts/erling_roberts.aspx Askart website]</ref> The artist lived in [[Ojai, California]].
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	"Born in Surrey, England on July 22, 1901. Roberts studied at the Slade School in London and then spent three years in Australia as a protégé of portraitist George Lambert. In 1930 he moved to Oakland, CA where he maintained a studio through the early 1970s. He was a resident of Oxnard, CA at the time of his death in January 1974. His work includes landscapes, portraits, pen-and-ink drawings."<ref>Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Oakland Tribune, 1-2-1972. Quoted in [http://www.askart.com/askart/r/erling_roberts/erling_roberts.aspx Askart website]</ref> The artist lived in [[Ojai, California]].

	== Leadbeater portrait ==		== Leadbeater portrait ==

	He painted the portrait of [[Charles Webster Leadbeater\|C. W. Leadbeater]] that ~~hangs~~ in the ~~Family Room~~ of the [[L. W. Rogers Building]] on the [[Olcott (campus)\|Olcott campus]] in Wheaton, Illinois:		He painted the portrait of [[Charles Webster Leadbeater\|C. W. Leadbeater]] that in in the collection of the [[L. W. Rogers Building]] on the [[Olcott (campus)\|Olcott campus]] in Wheaton, Illinois:

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	"Born in Surrey, England on July 22, 1901. Roberts studied at the Slade School in London and then spent three years in Australia as a protégé of portraitist George Lambert. In 1930 he moved to Oakland, CA where he maintained a studio through the early 1970s. He was a resident of Oxnard, CA at the time of his death in January 1974. His work includes landscapes, portraits, pen-and-ink drawings."<ref>Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Oakland Tribune, 1-2-1972. Quoted in [http://www.askart.com/askart/r/erling_roberts/erling_roberts.aspx Askart website]</ref>		"Born in Surrey, England on July 22, 1901. Roberts studied at the Slade School in London and then spent three years in Australia as a protégé of portraitist George Lambert. In 1930 he moved to Oakland, CA where he maintained a studio through the early 1970s. He was a resident of Oxnard, CA at the time of his death in January 1974. His work includes landscapes, portraits, pen-and-ink drawings."<ref>Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Oakland Tribune, 1-2-1972. Quoted in [http://www.askart.com/askart/r/erling_roberts/erling_roberts.aspx Askart website]</ref> The artist lived in [[Ojai, California]].

			== Leadbeater portrait ==

			He painted the portrait of [[Charles Webster Leadbeater\|C. W. Leadbeater]] that hangs in the Family Room of the [[L. W. Rogers Building]] on the [[Olcott (campus)\|Olcott campus]] in Wheaton, Illinois:

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			Leadbeater Portrait
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			All those who admired the portrait of Bishop C. W. Leadbeater, painted by Mr. Erling Roberts, of Los Angeles, at Convention and Summer School this year will be happy to learn that we have been able to secure this portrait for permanent exhibition at Headquarters. It is truly a work of art and we feel vey fortunate in having been able to persuade Mr. Roberts to part with it. We understand that many expressed the hope that it could be acquired for Headquearers and offered to subscribe to its purchase. Gifts for that purpose will now be welcome.<ref>"Leadbeater Portrait," ''The American Theosophist'' (November, 1940), 261.</ref>
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"Born in Surrey, England on July 22, 1901. Roberts studied at the Slade School in London and then spent three years in Australia as a protégé of portraitist George Lambert. In 1930 he moved to Oakland, CA where he maintained a studio through the early 1970s. He was a resident of Oxnard, CA at the time of his death in January 1974. His work includes landscapes, portraits, pen-and-ink drawings."<ref>Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Oakland Tribune, 1-2-1972. Quoted in [http://www.askart.com/askart/r/erling_roberts/erling_roberts.aspx Askart website]</ref>

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