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Hans Mangelsdorf (German, American, New Orleans, 1903 to 1991) (German, American, 1903 to 1991)
An accomplished New Deal artist of the 1930s and 1940s, German-born Hans Mangelsdorf received his formal art training in Germany and Vienna. In 1929, Mangelsdorf immigrated to America and settled in Louisiana, living in both Shreveport and New Orleans. While in Shreveport he worked as the Assistant Art Curator at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum where he also was enlisted [...] Click here to continue reading.
Conrad Alfred Albrizio (American, Louisiana, New Orleans, 1894 to 1973)
Conrad Albrizio was born in New York City and trained as an architectural designer, he was an accomplished muralist, working with both paint and mosaic. In 1930 he was commissioned to paint murals in the new State Capitol in Baton Rouge. Albrizio taught art at LSU from 1935 until his retirement in 1954.
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In 1935 Conrad [...] Click here to continue reading.
Wayman Elbridge Adams (American, 1883 to 1959).
A native of Indiana, Wayman Adams spent the winters in New Orleans from 1916 to 1924, and again during the 1930s. A student of Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase, he brought the rich palette and texture of American Impressionism to the subjects he painted in New Orleans. While Adams painted portraits (including New Orleans Mayor Martin Berhman), his best work in New Orleans depicts African American [...] Click here to continue reading.
John E. Berninger (American, Pennsylvania, 1897 to 1981)
John Berninger from Allentown, Pennsylvania, is considered to be part of the New Hope School of Pennsylvania Impressionists who were influenced by the work of Walter Emerson Baum. Berninger was a student in Baum’s first art class in 1926 and in 1932 became an art instructor himself at the Kline-Baum Art School. In 1936 he became the first curator of the Allentown Art Museum.
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Johann Berthelsen (Danish, American, 1883 to 1969
Born in Copenhagen, Berthelsen painted his favorite place- New York City, particularly Central Park. Berthelsen established himself as a pastelist, later moving to oils. He worked with small canvases and focused on executing the seasonal transformations of NYC. His masterful use of light and shadow give his work a mystical, almost atmospheric quality. He was a member Salmagundi Club, American Watercolor Society, and Allied American Artists.
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John Marin (American, 1870 to 1953)
John Marin is regarded as a master watercolorist, capturing the spirit of his subjects in an expressive, semi-abstract style. He had deep ties to the coast of Maine, where he visited most every summer beginning in 1914, painting the land, sea, and sky in its many moods. The work at hand dates from the early 1920s when Marin brought particular dynamism and expressive strength to his watercolors.
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George Peter Alexander Healy (1813-1894)
George Peter Alexander Healy was a highly respected and successful portrait painter in both America and Europe. Encouraged by the great portrait artist Thomas Sully, Healy traveled to France and studied with Antoine Jean Gros. By early 1840s, Healy had become internationally renowned for his portraits of the French and English royal families. In America, Healy painted portraits of well-known figures including Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Webster, Louisa May Alcott [...] Click here to continue reading.
William Merritt Chase (1849 to 1916)
In 1879, William Merritt Chase returned home to America following six years of study abroad in Munich where he had trained largely in the traditions of French realism and the Barbizon School. He returned to an American public not wholly unaware of his work; the paintings he had sent back for exhibitions during his absence had earned him both critical and popular recognition. The Art Students League in [...] Click here to continue reading.
Collection of Kent and Karen Vickery, Colorado
Dr. Kent Vickery (1942 to 2011) grew up with parents who were avid collectors of Native American Southwest arts and crafts. Kent started developing his own collection in the 1950s while on family vacations. Summer excursions to various Pueblos and to the Gallup Ceremonials sparked a true love in Kent and spurred him to earn his PhD from Indiana University in Anthropology/ Archaeology where he specialized in [...] Click here to continue reading.
Culturally Diverse Clothing Storage, Or, A Wardrobe by Any Other Name
In the melting pot that was early America, closet space, at least as we know it, was not common. Thus, a wide variety of furniture forms were available for clothing and linen storage. These forms include the basic blanket chest as well as the chest of drawers. A step up from the chest of drawers was the linen or clothes press, which was [...] Click here to continue reading.
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