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John Nelson Battenberg BIOGRAPHY
1931 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 2012. Known for: Sculptor-abstract animal.
The following is from Kimberly Garrison, General Manager of Battenburg Studios, Phoenix Arizona:. John Nelson Battenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1931. An artist named John Goray first... Read full biography
The following is from Kimberly Garrison, General Manager of Battenburg Studios, Phoenix Arizona:. John Nelson Battenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1931. An artist named John Goray first influenced him when Battenberg was about 10 years old. Goray moved into Battenbergs neighborhood in... Read full biography
The following is from Kimberly Garrison, General Manager of Battenburg Studios, Phoenix Arizona:. John Nelson Battenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1931. An artist named John Goray first influenced him when Battenberg was about 10 years old. Goray moved into Battenbergs neighborhood in Kenosha, WI from Chicago, IL. Goray became his mentor, introduced him to classical music, books, and art, and encouraged him in painting. After high school, John chose to study painting at the University... Read full biography
The following is from Kimberly Garrison, General Manager of Battenburg Studios, Phoenix Arizona:. John Nelson Battenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1931. An artist named John Goray first influenced him when Battenberg was about 10 years old. Goray moved into Battenbergs neighborhood in Kenosha, WI from Chicago, IL. Goray became his mentor, introduced him to classical music, books, and art, and encouraged him in painting. After high school, John chose to study painting at the University of Wisconsin. The Korean War and a brief stint in the Marine Corps interrupted his studies. By 1953, he was back to continue his education, this time at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. In 1955, he decided he wanted to use the remainder of... Read full biography
The following is from Kimberly Garrison, General Manager of Battenburg Studios, Phoenix Arizona:. John Nelson Battenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1931. An artist named John Goray first influenced him when Battenberg was about 10 years old. Goray moved into Battenbergs neighborhood in Kenosha, WI from Chicago, IL. Goray became his mentor, introduced him to classical music, books, and art, and encouraged him in painting. After high school, John chose to study painting at the University of Wisconsin. The Korean War and a brief stint in the Marine Corps interrupted his studies. By 1953, he was back to continue his education, this time at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. In 1955, he decided he wanted to use the remainder of his G.I. Bill in Europe. He found that the only government approved art school was the Ruskin School, Oxford University so he moved to Eng... Read full biography
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The following is from Kimberly Garrison, General Manager of Battenburg Studios, Phoenix Arizona:
John Nelson Battenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1931. An artist named John Goray first influenced him when Battenberg was about 10 years old. Goray moved into Battenbergs neighborhood in Kenosha, WI from Chicago, IL. Goray became his mentor, introduced him to classical music, books, and art, and encouraged him in painting.
After high school, John chose to study painting at the University of Wisconsin. The Korean War and a brief stint in the Marine Corps interrupted his studies. By 1953, he was back to continue his education, this time at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. In 1955, he decided he wanted to use the r...But wait, there's more...
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