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John Fabian Carlson (May 5, 1875 – May 19, 1947) was a Swedish-born
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painter.


Background

John Fabian Carlson was born in Kolsebo in
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, in
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. The Carlson family immigrated to the United States in 1884, making their home in
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. Carlson attended evening art classes at the Art Students League of Buffalo, New York. There Carlson received instruction from
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, a former pupil at the Académie Colarossi in
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and the
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. Carlson won a scholarship in 1903 or 1904 to study with Lovell Birge Harrison at the
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in
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. Carlson began exhibiting work in such national shows as the annual of the
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in 1905. From this period on, he maintained an active exhibition schedule and submitted works in a variety of media, though with particular success in watercolor and oil. In 1906, the Art Students League Summer School awarded Carlson his third scholarship to study Landscape painting. Carlson became a specialist in winter scenes and received an appointment as assistant director of Woodstock in 1908.


Career

In 1911, he won his first important award at the Swedish-American Exhibition in
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and when he was elected to Associate membership of the
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. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed by the
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to the directorship of the Woodstock School of Landscape Painting. In 1912, the
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presented him with the Vezin Prize for watercolors, as well as the first Isidor Prize. In the following year, Carlson won a silver medal from the Washington Society of Artists. Carlson won a silver medal at the
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of 1915. He was presented with the
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and the Altman First Prize by the
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in 1918, and, in the following year, he resigned his position as director of Woodstock School of Landscape Painting. In 1920, Carlson began teaching during the summer months at the Broadmoor Art Academy in
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. Carlson founded the John F. Carlson School of Landscape Painting at Woodstock in 1922. Three years later, the artist was elected a full member of the National Academy of Design. In 1928, Carlson published an instructional book entitled ''Elementary Principles of Landscape Paintings''. The book was reprinted in 1953, 1958, 1970 and 1973. More recent editions have been titled ''Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting''.''John Fabian Carlson'' (Antiques and Fine) Art
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References


Other sources

* Haugan, Reidar Rye ''Prominent Artists and Exhibits of Their Work in Chicago'' (Chicago Norske Klub. Nordmanns-Forbundet, 24: 371—374,Volume 7, 1933)


Related reading

*''John F. Carlson, N.A., 1874-1945: Exhibition II, from September 17, 1980'' (Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc., Boston, MA: 1980) *''John F. Carlson, N.A., 1874-1945: Paintings of Colorado, Canadian and Smoky Mountains : Exhibition III from May 11, 1982'' (Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc., Boston, MA: 1982 *''John F. Carlson: xhibitionFebruary 6-March 3, 1993'' (Babcock Galleries. New York: 1993)


External links


Swedish-American Works from the Hillstrom CollectionGallery of John Fabian Carlson Impressionists PaintingsFourth annual exhibition of paintings by John F. Carlson
an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF) {{DEFAULTSORT:Carlson, John F. 1875 births 1947 deaths People from Västervik Municipality 19th-century American painters American male painters 20th-century American painters American Impressionist painters Swedish emigrants to the United States Artists from New York (state) Art Students' League of Buffalo alumni Académie Colarossi alumni National Academy of Design members 19th-century American male artists 20th-century American male artists