The Vesper George School of Art was a school in
Boston
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Massachusetts
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, United States, founded in 1924 and closed in 1983.
History
The school namesake and founder was (1865–1934) a painter, born in Boston.
The campus had been located at 44 Saint Botolph Street in Boston, Massachusetts.
For many years the school contributed to the Boston art community, training many talented artists, many of whom are still active in both commercial art and fine arts. In addition to training artists, it served to allow many artists to maintain a living as instructors while they were building their careers.
Alumni
The school's alumni include:
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Bob Bolling, writer and illustrator for
Archie Comics. Well-known for his work on ''
Little Archie
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Beginnings
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Al Capp, cartoonist, comic-book artist, he only attended briefly.
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Bill Everett
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, comic-book artist, creator of the
Sub-Mariner
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Vernon Grant, comic-book writer-artist, ''The Love Rangers''
*, American painter and faculty member at Vesper George
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Henry E McDaniel, watercolor artist
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Paul McCobb, furniture designer
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Robert McCloskey
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children's book
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Children's ...
author and illustrator, ''
Make Way for Ducklings
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Francis Sumner Merritt, painter, printmaker.
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Jan Miner
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Biography
Early life ...
, actress, "Madge" in
Palmolive TV commercial
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*, New England painter
*, New England painter.
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Gale Fulton Ross, American visual artist
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John Terelak,
Impressionist painter
References
External links
Vesper George Alumni websiteVesper George School of Art catalogWebCitation archive
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Art schools in Massachusetts
Culture of Boston
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Educational institutions established in 1924
Educational institutions disestablished in 1983
Defunct art schools
1924 establishments in Massachusetts
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