The Vesper George School of Art was a school in
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
,
, 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
Bob Bolling (born June 9, 1928)Comic-Book Superstars, by Don & Maggie Thompson (Krause Publications, Iola, Wis., 1993) is an American cartoonist best known for his work in Archie Comics. He created the company's popular spin-off title ''Little A ...
, writer and illustrator for
Archie Comics
Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.[Little Archie
''Little Archie'' is a comic book published by Archie Comics from 1956 to 1983, lasting 180 issues. ''Little Archie'' #1 is considered to be "scarce" by the ''Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide'' (only 20-100 copies exist).
Beginnings
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Al Capp
Alfred Gerald Caplin (September 28, 1909 – November 5, 1979), better known as Al Capp, was an American cartoonist and humorist best known for the satirical comic strip ''Li'l Abner'', which he created in 1934 and continued writing and (wi ...
, cartoonist, comic-book artist, he only attended briefly.
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Bill Everett, comic-book artist, creator of the
Sub-Mariner
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Vernon Grant
Vernon Ethelbert Grant (February 14, 1935 – July 23, 2006) was a cartoonist who did graphic novels, and is also known for his digest-sized comic book series, ''The Love Rangers''. Usually referred to as Vern Grant, he is often credited as the ...
, 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
Paul Winthrop McCobb (June 5, 1917 – March 10, 1969) was an American modern furniture designer, textile designer, painter, and industrial designer.
Early life and education
Paul Winthrop McCobb was born on June 5, 1917 in Medford, Massachuse ...
, furniture designer
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Robert McCloskey
John Robert McCloskey (September 15, 1914 – June 30, 2003) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He both wrote and illustrated eight picture books, and won two Caldecott Medals from the American Library Association for th ...
,
children's book author and illustrator, ''
Make Way for Ducklings''
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Francis Sumner Merritt
Francis "Fran" Sumner Merritt (1913–2000) was an American painter, teacher, and arts administrator. He was a co-founder and first director of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.
Biography
Francis Sumner Merritt was born on April 8, 1913, in D ...
, painter, printmaker.
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Jan Miner
Jan Miner (October 15, 1917 – February 15, 2004) was an American actress best known for her role as the character "Madge", the manicurist in Palmolive dish-washing detergent television commercials beginning in the 1960s.
Biography
Early life ...
, actress, "Madge" in
Palmolive TV commercials
*, New England painter
*, New England painter.
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Gale Fulton Ross
Gale Fulton Ross is an African-American visual artist who lives in Sarasota, Florida. Primarily a painter, she also practices portraiture, printmaking, and sculpture.
Life
Gale Fulton Ross was born in Medford, Massachusetts, in 1947, the oldes ...
, American visual artist
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John Terelak
John Charles Terelak (born 1942) is an American Impressionist artist known for painting scenes of New England.
Personal life
John Terelak was born in 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts,[Impressionist
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...]
painter
References
External links
Vesper George Alumni websiteVesper George School of Art catalogWebCitation archive
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Defunct private universities and colleges in Massachusetts
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
1983 disestablishments in Massachusetts