Harry Dick Ross

Born in Idaho on June 7, 1898 Ross studied at the CSFA under Lee Randolph. and later settled on the Monterey Peninsula He died there on Oct. 17, 1989

From http://survision-bigsur.blogspot.com/2008/04/artist-of-sea.html

Ralph Newell's peers were some of the titans of Big Sur's homesteading past: rancher Billy Post, and builders Walt and Frank Trotter. But he also was friends with the artist and inventor Harry Dick Ross, a more bohemian type of fellow who lived on Partington Ridge, and eventually married Henry Miller's ex-wife Eve.

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From http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/local_news/bohemian-rhapso...

One of Saars listings, the legendary Stonehouse, possesses all those mythical Big Sur qualities: ocean views, privacy, and a Bohemian past. Built by writer, editor and poet Harry Lafler, the granite home sits on a ridgeline 1,600 feet above the ocean and is surrounded by 23 acres of redwood canyons, streams, and mountains.
Known in San Francisco as "The King of Bohemia," Lafler found frequent inspiration retreating from his artist compound on Telegraph Hill down to Big Sur. He spent years staying on the property inside a hollow redwood tree filled with his favorite books. In 1924, after several divorces, Lafler hired Spanish stonemasons and his friend, Big Sur sculptor Harry Dick Ross, to build him a bachelor pad "designed to last 1,000 years." The result was Stonehouse, a simple but durable structure erected with two-foot-thick walls, redwood doors, tables and built-in bookshelves.

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• https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/13030/ft538nb39g/ image
• http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F00EED61F3DE43BBC4C...
• Interview with Harry Dick Ross 1974
• http://www.askart.com/artist/Harry_Dick_Ross/11174355/Harry_Dick_Ro...