Ernest Peixotto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetErnest Peixotto
American artist and writer
Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1869
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Death: 06-Dec-1940
Profession: painter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Ernest Peixotto
- Ernest Clifford Peixotto (1869–1940) was an American artist, illustrator, and author.
- Although he was known mainly for his murals and his travel literature, his artwork also regularly appeared in Scribner's Magazine.
- His 1916 work Our Hispanic Southwest is famous for including the first written appearance of the ethnic slur "spic" (although, in fact, it had previously appeared with a different spelling and pronunciation).
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