Howard Curtis - Artist Info

About Howard Curtis

  • Biography

    The following biography is from Peter Kostoulakos, AOA, NEAA: Fine Art Consultant, www.pkart.com


    Howard A. Curtis — painter of the sea — was born in Gloucester, MA on June 6, 1906 and died in October of 1989. He is best remembered for his marines, allegorical pieces, and murals. A native of Gloucester, Curtis graduated from Gloucester High School and then went on to graduate from Wentworth Institute and Massachusetts College of Art, receiving a Bachelor of Science in 1931.

    From 1934 to 1968 Howard Curtis presented future artists with information and hope as an art teacher at Gloucester High School. His murals hang in the sawyer Free Library in Gloucester.

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