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ARTIST LAST |
BIOGRAPHY |
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Fritz |
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Abadi |
(born 1915) Studied at ASL and with Nahum Tschacbasov. Member of: AEA,
Brooklyn Soc. Artists, NAWA, ASL. Exhibited at: NAWA (prizes), Univ.
Illinois, CI, LOC, BM, WMAA, City Center Gal., Argent Gal. and Van
Dieman-Lilienfeld Gal. Works at Butler Inst. Am. Art. Listed in Who was
Who in American Art (1975, Polk). |
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Alice |
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Acker |
Boston artist |
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Rob |
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Adamcik |
Represented by the Lyman-Eyer Gallery, 349 Commercial St. Well collected
artist. Has also exhibited at the Schoolhouse Gallery, Icon Gallery
'97, Kongers Gallery, Boston '98. |
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Loring |
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Adams |
Painter of the 19th/20th century. Exhibited at Boston Art Club, 1900,
1902, 1905. Listed in Who' was Who's Who in American Art. |
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Mark |
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Adams |
Represented by the Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown. Mark Adams is an
artist and cartographer living in Truro. His ink and watercolor sketches
of Cape Cod combine visual art and science. He teaches students how to
sketch nature at Castle Hill, Provincetown Art Association and to Cape
Cod high school students. |
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Lewis |
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Adler |
Studied at Art Students League, taught at Hudson School Museum, shows
in Palm Springs and Beverly Hills. Currently lives in Mexico. |
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Samuel |
Marcus |
Adler |
(1898-1979) Studied at NAD with Leon Kroll, Charles Louis Hutton.
Member of AEA (Pres., NY Chapter, 1954-55), Woodstock Artists Assoc.
Exhibited at: PAFA (J. Henry Schiedt Mem. Prize), Univ. Illinois,
American Painting Today, MMA, AIC, WMAA (purchase award), Art USA and
many others including 23 solo shows, Frank Rehn Gallery, NY, Ford Found.
(award). Works at: WMAA, Nat. Collection Fine Arts, Smithsonian Inst.,
Hirshhorn Mus., Brooklyn Mus., Munson-Williams-Proctor Inst. Well listed. |
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Virginia |
Morris |
Adolph |
(1880-?) Studied at London Sch. Art and PAFA. Member of Queensboro Soc.
Allied AC., Wolfe ACE, Am. Ar. Prof. Lg., Studio Gld (1937). Exhibited
at Ogunquit ME, Art Center in 1936, Studio Guild, NYC in 1937,
Queensboro Soc. Allied AD, National AC (1939), Salons of America. Listed
in Who was Who in American Art, 1975. |
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Nicolai |
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Afonchikov (Afon) |
Early Provincetown artist whose works in part of PAAM permanent
collection and many collections here and abroad. |
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Yakov |
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Agam |
(born 1928) Israeli artist and sculptor with worldwide fame, best
known for his optical and kinetic art. Studied at Acad. of Art and
Design, Jerusalem. First solo exhibition was at Galerie Graven (1953,
Paris) which established him as a leading pioneer of the Le Mouvement.
He showed alongside artist like Alexander Calder. Worldwide museums and
collections include his work. In 1996, was awarded the Jan Amos
Comenius Medal by UNESCO. |
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Raynor |
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Ahmuty |
(b.1922) Studied at RI School of Design under Price Dodge, teacher
also. Exhibited at Providence Art Club 90's, was also President and life
member. Member of PAAM, countless collections. This is the first time
he has participated in these auctions. |
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Maud |
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Ainslie |
(1870-1960) Studied with AW Dow and William Zorach. Member of
Louisville AA and PAAM. Exhibited at PAAM 1917, Louisville AC, 1943,
1954 and AR Hite Institute (solo show-1951). Better known for her wood
block prints. Very well listed in Who's Who, Askart.com and
Davenport's. |
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Ernest |
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Albert |
(1857-1946) Studied: Old Montague Art Sch. (1872 with JB Whittaker,
Brooklyn Art Sch. (won Graham Art Medal). Member of: ANA, NAC (life
member), All. AA (founder, 1914), SC, AWCS, Grand Central Gal., New
Rochelle AA, CAFA, Old Lyme AA, New Haven PCC, Silvermine GA, New Canaan
Soc. Artists, Amer. Soc. Scenic Painters (founder and 3rd VP), Chicago
Soc. Artists. Exhibitions: Brooklyn AA, NAD, Allied AA, Pan-Pac. Expo,
Silvermine Ga., New Canaan Soc. Artists, Highland Park Art Mus., Babcock
GA., Grand Rapids Mus., Grand Central Art Gal., Rockefeller Center, Vose
Galleries and many others. Works at: Colby College. He changed his name
from Ernest Albert Brown to Ernest Albert in 1879 for professional
reasons. Also scenic painter and designer for Brooklyn Theatre. Very
well listed in Who was Who in American Art, 1975. |
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Ramon |
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Alcolea |
(born 1958) Represented by the School House Gallery, Provincetown.
Member of PAAM and also in the permanent collection. Exhibitions are
international and has had several group shows, solo shows from as far
away as Hawaii. Well listed. |
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John |
G. |
Aldrich |
(20th Century) Providence artist. Member of Providence AA. Exhibited
at Salons of American. Listed in Who's Who. |
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Courtney |
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Allen |
(1869-1969) Studied at the Corcoran Art Sch., NAD and with Charles
Hawthorne, C.C. Curan, Felix Mahoney and WH Bicknell. Member of
Beachcombers, Provincetown AA (pres., 1952-52 and 56-58). Exhibits
include: Allied Artists Am., PAAM, Chrysler Art Mus., Provincetown
Historical Mus. Works at: Nat. Mus. Amer. History. He began
illustrating juvenile magazines and later Colliers, Sat. Evening Post
and other magazines. Was trustee of Chrysler Art Museum in Provincetown
(1960-68) and pres. Truro Hist. Soc. in 1969. Known as an illustrator,
sculptor, painter, etcher, and printmaker. Listed in Who was Who in
American Art. |
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Greta |
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Allen (Dietz) |
(1881-?) Boston portrait painter. Studied at: Mass. Sch. of Art with
Joseph deCamp, BMFA Sch. w/Frank Benson and George Noyes. Member of
Copley Society, Boston AC. Exhibits include: Milwaukee AI (1930,
solo), Boston AC, Copley Society, Boston SAC (1897-1927), Irving and
Casson Gal., Boston, PAFA (1918), Jordan Marsh Co. Well listed. |
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Mary |
Cecil |
Allen |
(1893-1960) Studied at ASL, 1935. Exhibited at S. Indp. A. Was
active in Provincetown in the 1950's and 60's. Listed in Who was Who in
American Art. |
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Eloise |
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Allenwsworth |
Boston painter. Listed. |
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Marge |
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Alligretti |
Was represented by the Swansboro Gallery in Wellfleet. Well known Cape
Cod artist. |
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Harold |
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Altman |
Well listed artist with worldwide museum listings and countless shows
in PAFA, WMAA, MoMA. BMFA, BMA, MMA. |
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Ernie |
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Amaral |
Well known local artist and in Florida with many showing and galleries
(Renaissance III) in the past in Provincetown. Known for his mosaic
style paintings. Private collections include Bill Gates and Microsoft.
Had a patron who sponsored his painting career. |
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Gregory |
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Amenoff |
(born 1948) Represented by the Salander O'Reilly Galleries, NY,
Nielsen Gallery, Boston, The Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe and Vidal
St. Phalle Galerie, Paris. Studied at Beloit Coll. (BA), Mass. College
of Art (Honorary Doctorate). Recipient of countless awards from
numerous organizations including NEA, Amer. Acad. of Arts & Letters, NY
State Council, Tiffany Found., The Artists Found. of Mass. His
exhibitions are very extensive. Works of his can be found at Whitney
Mus., MFA, Boston, MoMA, the Met. He has been a Professor of Art at
Columbia since 1994 and holds the Eve and Herman Gelman Chair of Visual
Arts. Taught at The School of Visual Arts, NY, RISD, Yale and others.
He has served as President of the NAD since 2001. |
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Wally |
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Ames |
Connecticut artist, extensive shows and well listed |
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Vincent |
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Amicosante |
Represented by the Harmon Studio Gallery, Wellfleet. Although this
artist has had countless exhibitions and articles written about him and
his work, difficult to find printed biographical information on him. |
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Allyn |
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Amundson |
The only reference I could find was on a website where he visited
Boston in 1961 with fellow artist friend Jerome Mallman and that Allyn
has passed. |
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Anne |
P. |
Anderson |
(20th century) Studied at: AIC, Chicago Academy, FA and with Charles
Hawthorne and Hugh Breckenridge. Member: Chicago SE, Swedish-Am AA,
North Shore AL. Exhibited at: AIC, 1926,. Known for her etchings,
block prints and painter. Born in Elgin, IL. |
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Laura |
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Anderson |
(late 20th century) Represented by The Chase Gallery, Boston.
Studied under Wolf Kahn, Wayne Thiebaud, RISD, Hartford Art School.
Exhibits include Parkersburg Art Museum, WV, Springfield Museum FA,
DeCordova Museum, Fitchburg Art Museum with awards, 1979,80,81.
Galleries include Chase Gallery, Boston, National Arts Club, Gallery
East, and many other shows and awards. Extremely well known Boston
artist. |
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Lisa |
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Anderson-Bisson |
(b.1955) Studied at Tufts Univ. and MFA, Boston (1986-1990).
Exhibited: Brush with History Gallery, (solo, 1986, Animal Rights
Education), Art Alive Gallery, Lowell, Ma. (1980, The Christmas) PAAM,
MFA, Bank of Boston. Awards from Kodak, Lowell Sun, Chaser Bar,
Provincetown and others. Cover of Provincetown Magazine (photo contest,
1998, May) and Kodak Intl. Newspaper Snapshot Awards (1988, Lowell Sun,
1rst place "Untitled and 3rd place "King Richard). Recently relocated
to Provincetown. |
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Thomas |
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Antonelli |
Represented by the Antonelli Gallery, Provincetown.
Has lived in Provincetown for the last 30 years. |
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Chuck |
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Anzalone |
(born 1951) Represented by the Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Provincetown.
Studied at Art Institute, Boston, 1972 (graduate), Mass. College of Art
and Cape Cod School of Art with Griffel. Shows and exhibitions include;
Thanassi Gallery, Provincetown, Alumni Show, AIB, 92,Jacob Fanning
Gallery, Wellfleet, 1993-95, Charles Baltivik Gallery, Provincetown,
1996-2001, The Art House, Brewster, 2002, Studio 34, Provincetown,
2002. Several juried shows at PAAM. Well collected artist. |
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Betsy |
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Arvidson |
Studied at: Ringling Sch. Of Art, Fl., ASL, NAD Sch. of FA. Exhibits
include: Phoenix Rising Printmaking Coop. Grp. Exh., Columbus Cult. Art
Center, Ohio, Ohio Dominican Coll., Wehrle Gall., Bradshaw house Gall.,
Alabama, Gallery on Second, NY, Cooley Gall., Ct., Susan Conway Carroll
Gall., Wash., DC, Morningstar Gall., NY, solo exhi. Wehrle Gall., Ohio
Dominican Coll. Works in many private collections. |
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Carl |
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Ashby |
(20th Century Painter) New York Address, exhibited at WMAA, 1947 and
1948 and at Corcoran Gallery, 1947. Listed in Who was Who in American
Art. |
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Elise |
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Asher |
(1914-2004) Wrote poetry until 1947 when she started to paint illegible
words onto canvas creating a gestural pattern. Later she painted similar
script onto transparent plexi-glass panels, adding fantasy-like birds
and other forms. Had a recent retrospective at FAWC. Married to Poet
Stanley Kunitz. Listed in Who was Who in American Art. |
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Eve |
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Aspenwall |
(born 1951) Studied at Massachusetts College of Art, Boston (74-78,
BFA and Distinction award.) Countless exhibitions. |
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Judith |
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Austen |
Studied at Pratt Institute (BFA), Bank Street College (Masters), Boston
Univ. (MFA, Art). Exhibits are numerous in Boston area (10 1-woman
shows and several group shows). Teaches art in schools. Studio located
in Newton, Ma. |
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Leroy |
Milton |
Avery, Doctor |
(1841-1906) Martha's Vineyard, Quisset, Ma. artist. Very active in New
Bedford, MA. Studied at Columbia College, 1862, Bellevue Hospital
College, 1866 but primarily self taught as an artist. Member of NYEC
(founder, 1877, pres., 1877-79). Exhibits include: Boston AC, 1882,
Brooklyn AA, 1883. Works at: Print Dept., NYPL has a selection of his
best works and tools. He came every summer to Nonquitt, MA. He was also
a friend of R. Swain Gifford. He made several hundred etchings, mostly
landscapes and later turned to pastels. Listed in Who was Who among
other places. |
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Milton |
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Avery |
(1885-1965) Studied at Connecticut League of Art Students under Charles
Noel Flagg. Member of Fed. Modern P & S, Independent Artists and
Woodstock AA. Exhibited at S. Indianapolis, 1927-34, PAFA, 1929-64,
CAFA, 1930 (prize), AIC, 1932, Durand-Ruel Gallery, NYC, 1943-50,
Corcoran Gallery, 1941-63, BM, Newark Museum, Albright Art. Gal., WMAA,
BMA, 1949 (prize), Ford Foundation, BMA (retrospective), Smithsonian
Institute, Wadsworth Atheneum, NYC WPA Art, Salons of America and many
others. Works at: MMA, WMAA, MoMA, NMAA, Newark Museum, BM, Phillip's
College, PAFA, Albright Art Gallery. One of nation's pioneering
colorist. Active in Provincetown, 1956 and 1960. Very well listed
artist. |
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Grace |
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Aznive |
New Bedford Artist |
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David |
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Azuz |
(1909 - 1970) Studied at Art Student League, exhibited at PAFA, WMAA
(award winner), MMA, NY, VMFA, Boston Museum and many more, collections
include Guggenheim, MoMA, NYPL, Denver Art Museum, and many more,
extremely well listed, taught at Brooklyn Museum Art School. Well
listed. |
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Kathy |
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B. C. |
Wife of Jurek, the artist, also exhibited at PAAM. |
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Barbara |
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Babcock |
Was represented by the DuBarry Gallery in Provincetown in the 1980's. |
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Otto |
Henry |
Bacher |
(1856-1909). Studied at: Royal Acad., Munich (late 1870's), Academie
Julian, Paris with Boulanger and Lefebvre, Carolus-Duran also in Paris,
Frank Duveneck in Florence (etching) and with Whistler in Venice
(etching). Member of: ANA, SAA, SI, Soc. Painter-Etchers, London
(fellow). Exhibits include: NAD, 1880-93, Soc. Painters-Etchers, 1881,
BMFA, 1881, Boston AC, 1884,88, Paris Salon, 1886, PAFA, Pan-Am. Expo,
LA Purchase Expo, Parrish AM. Works at: BMFA, NYPL. Considered one of
the "Duveneck Boys". Traveled to Venice with James Abbott McNeil
Whistler with his own printing press. Listed in Who was Who. |
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Peggy |
Margaret Frances |
Bacon |
(1895-1987) Studied at: NY School of Applied Design for Women, Jonas
Lie's Summer Landscape Sch., with Howard Giles (1914-15), and in
Provincetown with Andrew Dasburg and BJO Nordfeldt (1915-17). Also at
ASL with John Sloan, George Bellows and KH Miller. Member of: Whitney
Studio Club, NAD, SAGA, NIAL and Woodstock Artists Assc. Exhibited at:
Whitney Studio, WMAA, Joseph Brummer Gallery, NYC, Stieglitz's Intimate
Gallery, and at Montross Ga., Anderson Gal., E. Weyhe Gal, Downtown
Gal., Rhen Gal, Kraushaar Gal, and American Group Retro., 1942. Also at
Ogunquit, MN (solo, 1979), NCFA, Salons of America, AIC, NIAL and Butler
Inst. Won a Guggenheim Fellowship, 1934. Many awards and prizes.
Works at: Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY, MMA, WMAA, BM, MoMA, NMAA,
Woodstock Artists Assc. She was a well known children's book illustrator
and satirical caricatures of the New York City art world in the 1920's
and 30's. Countless books, articles and extremely well listed. |
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Ruth |
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Baderian |
(born 1927) Studied at ASL, scholar. Also with Jean Liberte, Harry
Sternberg and Barbara Vasilieff. Member of Am. Artists Prof. League,
Hudson VAlley AA, Wolfe Art Culb, NY Nat. Art League. Exhibits include:
Am. Art. League, NY, 1966-72 (prizes 70-71), Hudons Valley AA, 1966-72,
Am. WCS, 1970-72, Knickerbocker Artists, NY, 1971-72. Works at: Sen.
John D. Caemmerer Coll., Long Island Lighting Company. Well listed in
Who's Who, AskArt.com. |
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LaForce |
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Bailey |
(1893-1962) Studied with William M. Hekking, Charles Hawthorne, John R.
Frazier. Member of AIA, Provincetown AA, AWCS, Wash. WC, CI, Phila. WC
CI. Exhibits include: AIC (frequently from 1928), AWCS,. Works at
Murals, Ill. Century of Progress Exp. Listed in Who was Who in American
Art, 1975 edition. |
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T. |
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Bailey |
Ficticious Marine Painter, many paintings emerged from Boston and
Winthrop between 1910 and 1938. The inventor of this name was Morris
Hambro (1860-1938). |
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Oliver |
F. |
Baker |
(1856-1939). He exhibited at the Boston AC in 1897 and 1900. |
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Richard |
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Baker |
Represented by the Albert Merola Gallery. Well listed and collected
artist. |
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Susan |
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Baker |
Represented by Susan Baker Museum in Truro, extremely well known and
collected artist of Cape Cod, in many collections and illustrations of
local books. |
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Edith |
E. |
Baldwin |
(1870 - ?) Studied at Acad. Colarossi, Paris, Academie Julian, with T.
Robert-Fleury, Gustav Courtois, also with Henry Mosler and Julian
Rolshoven in Paris. Exhibited at SNBA (1891), Soc. American Artists,
Salon de Champ de Mars, Paris, in Worcester (1903). Known as a painter
and bookbinder, listed in Who was Who in American Art. |
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Calvin |
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Balis |
(1817-1863) Probably active in New York (New Hartford), 1846-50).
Listed in Who was Who in American Art and Askart. |
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James |
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Balla |
(born 1956) Represented by the Albert Merola Gallery, Provincetown.
Born in Norwalk, Ct. and studied at Parson's School of Design. Exhibits
include SF Mus. of Art, PAAM (in permanent collection), Michael Martin
Galleries, SF., Carrie Haddad Gallery and others. Has been reviewed by
the Village Voice, the Boston Phoenix and more. Very collected artist. |
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Katherine |
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Baltivik |
Represented by the Charles-Baltivik Gallery, Provincetown. |
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Ellen |
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Banks |
(20th century, died ) Studied at: Mass Coll. of Art, (BA), BMFA
School. Exhibited at: Dunbarton Galleries, Boston (1962, solo), BMFA,
1970, Smith-Mason Gallery, 1971 (solo), Nat'l Center of Afro-American
Artists, Boston (award) and Prix de Paris, 1967. Well listed in Who's
was Who. |
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Albert |
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Banning |
Newport, Rhode Island artist. |
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John |
Warner |
Barber |
(1798-1885)
Connecticut artist/engraver, topographical draftsman.
Works at Conn. Hist. Soc. Started his own engraving business in
1823 and traveled extensively on the east coast gathering
information for his multiple books and engravings, including
Provincetown. Listed in Who was Who in American Art, 1975 edition. |
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Samir |
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