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1887 Grand Island, Nebraska - 1968 New York City. Known for: Landscape and figure painting, illustration.
Grant Tyson Reynard was born October 20, 1887 to Stephen Blackstone Reynard and Jennie Lynd Bacon Reynard in Grand Island, Nebraska. As a young boy, he worked in his father”s music store. He became a... Read full biography
Grant Tyson Reynard was born October 20, 1887 to Stephen Blackstone Reynard and Jennie Lynd Bacon Reynard in Grand Island, Nebraska. As a young boy, he worked in his father”s music store. He became a skilled pianist and sang solos at many church and town functions. In 1966 he wrote, . "I was... Read full biography
Grant Tyson Reynard was born October 20, 1887 to Stephen Blackstone Reynard and Jennie Lynd Bacon Reynard in Grand Island, Nebraska. As a young boy, he worked in his father”s music store. He became a skilled pianist and sang solos at many church and town functions. In 1966 he wrote, . "I was provided with a measure of vision and portion of talent which I believe is a God-given desire put into man. Since my parents were musicians, I studied piano as a boy, but soon got the notion, out there in... Read full biography
Grant Tyson Reynard was born October 20, 1887 to Stephen Blackstone Reynard and Jennie Lynd Bacon Reynard in Grand Island, Nebraska. As a young boy, he worked in his father”s music store. He became a skilled pianist and sang solos at many church and town functions. In 1966 he wrote, . "I was provided with a measure of vision and portion of talent which I believe is a God-given desire put into man. Since my parents were musicians, I studied piano as a boy, but soon got the notion, out there in Grand Island, Nebraska, to have a try at putting down (with an eighth grade pencil and any paper handy) my interest in the world around me. I first copied Gibson girls out of the magazines up at the Elks Club where I was supposed to be setting pins in... Read full biography
Grant Tyson Reynard was born October 20, 1887 to Stephen Blackstone Reynard and Jennie Lynd Bacon Reynard in Grand Island, Nebraska. As a young boy, he worked in his father”s music store. He became a skilled pianist and sang solos at many church and town functions. In 1966 he wrote, . "I was provided with a measure of vision and portion of talent which I believe is a God-given desire put into man. Since my parents were musicians, I studied piano as a boy, but soon got the notion, out there in Grand Island, Nebraska, to have a try at putting down (with an eighth grade pencil and any paper handy) my interest in the world around me. I first copied Gibson girls out of the magazines up at the Elks Club where I was supposed to be setting pins in the bowling alley. After other early endeavors on the edges of my examination papers, which, by the way, boosted my stock with the teachers, I w... Read full biography
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Grant Tyson Reynard was born October 20, 1887 to Stephen Blackstone Reynard and Jennie Lynd Bacon Reynard in Grand Island, Nebraska. As a young boy, he worked in his father”s music store. He became a skilled pianist and sang solos at many church and town functions. In 1966 he wrote,
"I was provided with a measure of vision and portion of talent which I believe is a God-given desire put into man. Since my parents were musicians, I studied piano as a boy, but soon got the notion, out there in Grand Island, Nebraska, to have a try at putting down (with an eighth grade pencil and any paper handy) my interest in the world around me. I first copied Gibson girls out of the magazines up at the Elks Club where I was supposed to be setting pi...But wait, there's more...
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