William Ross Cameron (1893-1971) Illustrator, etcher, watercolorist, lithographer. Born in NYC on June 14, 1893. By 1905 Cameron had settled in San Francisco where he later studied under Macky and Martinez at the CSFA and Perham Nahl at the CCAC. After further art studies in London and Paris, he worked as a freelance illustrator and as a staff artist for the Oakland Post, San Francisco Chronicle and Call Bulletin newspapers.