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1886 Morristown, New Jersey - 1989 Rye Brook, New York. Known for: Portrait and child genre painting, etching.
Painter and print maker Margery Austen Ryerson was born in Morristown, New Jersey in 1886, and not only established a reputation as an artist but as an editor of one of the better-known books in... Read full biography
Painter and print maker Margery Austen Ryerson was born in Morristown, New Jersey in 1886, and not only established a reputation as an artist but as an editor of one of the better-known books in American art, "The Art Spirit", which is a compilation of Ryerson's notes from the painting classroom of... Read full biography
Painter and print maker Margery Austen Ryerson was born in Morristown, New Jersey in 1886, and not only established a reputation as an artist but as an editor of one of the better-known books in American art, "The Art Spirit", which is a compilation of Ryerson's notes from the painting classroom of Robert Henri. She proposed the idea to Henri, and they worked together on the editing and completed the project for publication in 1923. One of the reasons the book was an attention getter was... Read full biography
Painter and print maker Margery Austen Ryerson was born in Morristown, New Jersey in 1886, and not only established a reputation as an artist but as an editor of one of the better-known books in American art, "The Art Spirit", which is a compilation of Ryerson's notes from the painting classroom of Robert Henri. She proposed the idea to Henri, and they worked together on the editing and completed the project for publication in 1923. One of the reasons the book was an attention getter was Henri's focus on encouraging artists to be free and unique in their expression, which in its era was a startling assertion. According to art historian Charlotte Rubinstein, "The Art Spirit ha become a classic, one of the most influenctial art books ever... Read full biography
Painter and print maker Margery Austen Ryerson was born in Morristown, New Jersey in 1886, and not only established a reputation as an artist but as an editor of one of the better-known books in American art, "The Art Spirit", which is a compilation of Ryerson's notes from the painting classroom of Robert Henri. She proposed the idea to Henri, and they worked together on the editing and completed the project for publication in 1923. One of the reasons the book was an attention getter was Henri's focus on encouraging artists to be free and unique in their expression, which in its era was a startling assertion. According to art historian Charlotte Rubinstein, "The Art Spirit ha become a classic, one of the most influenctial art books ever written in the United States." (167). Ryerson's two most influential painting teachers were Robert Henri and Charles W. Hawthorne, and for Hawthorn... Read full biography
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