Charles Chapel Judson (October 15, 1864 – November 4, 1946) was an American painter and educator. He taught in the Art department at the University of California, Berkeley for two decades. Life Judson was born on October 15, 1864, in Detroit, Michigan, and he grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. He was trained as a painter at the San Francisco School of Design as well as in Paris and Munich. Judson was the founder of the Art department at the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught from 1902 to 1923, and he was the chair from 1921 to 1923. He was the president of the Carmel Art Association and the Monterey History and Art Association, and a member of the Bohemian Club. Judson married the daughter of watercolorist Sydney J. Yard. He died on November 4, 1946, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, at age 82. His work can be seen at the Oakland Museum of California. References 1864 births 1946 deaths Artists from Detroit People from Carmel-by-the-Sea, California San Francisco Art Institute alumni University of California, Berkeley College of Letters and Science faculty American male painters Painters from California 19th-century American painters 19th-century American male artists 20th-century American painters 20th-century American male artists