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Anne Carleton
Anne Carleton (1878 – 1968) was an American painter known for her land and sea scapes. Early life and education Anne Carleton was born in 1878 in Atkinson, New Hampshire and began studying painting in 1899 at the Massachusetts Normal Art School Massachusetts College of Art and Design, branded as MassArt, is a Public university, public art school, college of visual art, visual and applied art in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1873, it is one of the nation's oldest art schools, and t ... in Boston. Carleton spent much of her life under mentorship and in schooling for art. Following her time at the Massachusetts Normal Art School in Boston, Carleton also studied in a Design post graduate program at Vesper George School of Art in Boston, as well as under other painters at Harvard University in 1901, and Columbia Summer School of Art in 1904. Following her studies, Carleton began teaching in surrounding school districts in 1913, before studying once more at Charles Woodbury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atkinson, New Hampshire
Atkinson is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,087 at the 2020 census. It is located 34 miles north of Boston, and part of the Greater Boston region. History Atkinson's history dates back to the American Revolution. The community was incorporated September 3,Article i''Statistics and Gazetteer of New-Hampshire'' (1875)/ref>Article i/ref> 1767, and was named after Colonel Theodore Atkinson, a local landowner. Atkinson Academy, the second-oldest co-educational school in the country, was founded as a boys' school in 1787 by Reverend Stephen Peabody, General Nathaniel Peabody and Doctor William Cogswell; it began admitting girls in 1791. The school building burned to the ground in 1802, and was rebuilt in 1803 at a cost of $2,500. That building remains a part of the academy, which has since been expanded, with only four classrooms. The Kimball House Museum occupies a structure that was built in 1772 by the Reverend Stephen Peabody. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts Normal Art School
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, branded as MassArt, is a Public university, public art school, college of visual art, visual and applied art in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1873, it is one of the nation's oldest art schools, and the only publicly funded independent art school in the United States. It was the first art college in the United States to grant an artistic degree. It is a member of the Colleges of the Fenway (a resources- and facilities-sharing collegiate consortium located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston), and the ProArts Consortium (an association of seven Boston-area colleges dedicated to the visual and performing arts). History In the 1860s, civic and business leaders whose families had made fortunes in the China Trade, textile manufacture, railroads, and retailing, sought to influence the long-term development of Massachusetts. To stimulate learning in technology and fine art, they persuaded the state legislature to charter s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vesper George School Of Art
The Vesper George School of Art was a school in Boston, Massachusetts, 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:* Charlie Carroll, Lithographer, Etcher, Photographer. * Bob Bolling, writer and illustrator for Archie Comics. Well-known for his work on '' Little Archie.'' *Al Capp, cartoonist, comic-book artist, he only attended briefly. * Amy Dacyczyn, writer and illustrator for '' The Tightwad Gazette'' *Anne Carleton, painter *Ernie Coombs, CBC's Mr Dressup *Bill E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Herbert Woodbury
Charles Herbert Woodbury (July 14, 1864 – January 21, 1940) was an American marine painter. Biography Woodbury was born on July 14, 1864, in Lynn, Massachusetts, where his earliest work was part of the oeuvre of the group later known as the Lynn Beach Painters. While an undergraduate at MIT he became a regular exhibitor at, and at 19 the youngest member of, the Boston Art Club. In 1886, after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with degree in Mechanical Engineering, Woodbury had great success painting up the New England coast and in the towns and beaches of Nova Scotia and exhibiting the results. From January to June 1891 he was a pupil of the Académie Julian in Paris, after which he went to Holland, where he studied the techniques of the modern Dutch painters. Upon his return to New England he settled in Boston for his winter studio and spent his summers in the small fishing village of Perkins Cove in Ogunquit, Maine; there he founded one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
