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1878 Rushville, Pennsylvania - 1958 Knoxville, Tennessee. Known for: Smoky mountain and seasonal landscape painting, etchings.
LOUIS EDWARD JONES (1878-1958) . Louis Edward Jones moved to Gatlinburg, Tennessee in the mid-1920s and became the area’s virtual artist-in-residence until his death in 1958. During his lifetime he... Read full biography
LOUIS EDWARD JONES (1878-1958) . Louis Edward Jones moved to Gatlinburg, Tennessee in the mid-1920s and became the area’s virtual artist-in-residence until his death in 1958. During his lifetime he saw the town emerge as a major tourist destination, and his evocative oil paintings and etchings no... Read full biography
LOUIS EDWARD JONES (1878-1958) . Louis Edward Jones moved to Gatlinburg, Tennessee in the mid-1920s and became the area’s virtual artist-in-residence until his death in 1958. During his lifetime he saw the town emerge as a major tourist destination, and his evocative oil paintings and etchings no doubt fueled this development. Jones was born in Rush Township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, a small town in the northeastern part of the state. He spent his early years in other locales in the... Read full biography
LOUIS EDWARD JONES (1878-1958) . Louis Edward Jones moved to Gatlinburg, Tennessee in the mid-1920s and became the area’s virtual artist-in-residence until his death in 1958. During his lifetime he saw the town emerge as a major tourist destination, and his evocative oil paintings and etchings no doubt fueled this development. Jones was born in Rush Township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, a small town in the northeastern part of the state. He spent his early years in other locales in the area, including Philadelphia while he was a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, probably around 1908. One of his instructors was Birge Harrison, a tonalist landscape painter who also conducted summer workshops in Woodstock, New... Read full biography
LOUIS EDWARD JONES (1878-1958) . Louis Edward Jones moved to Gatlinburg, Tennessee in the mid-1920s and became the area’s virtual artist-in-residence until his death in 1958. During his lifetime he saw the town emerge as a major tourist destination, and his evocative oil paintings and etchings no doubt fueled this development. Jones was born in Rush Township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, a small town in the northeastern part of the state. He spent his early years in other locales in the area, including Philadelphia while he was a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, probably around 1908. One of his instructors was Birge Harrison, a tonalist landscape painter who also conducted summer workshops in Woodstock, New York, under the auspices of the Art Students League. With Harrison’s encouragement, Jones spent 1917 to 1925 in Woodstock... Read full biography
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LOUIS EDWARD JONES (1878-1958)
Louis Edward Jones moved to Gatlinburg, Tennessee in the mid-1920s and became the area’s virtual artist-in-residence until his death in 1958. During his lifetime he saw the town emerge as a major tourist destination, and his evocative oil paintings and etchings no doubt fueled this development.
Jones was born in Rush Township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, a small town in the northeastern part of the state. He spent his early years in other locales in the area, including Philadelphia while he was a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, probably around 1908. One of his instructors was Birge Harrison, a tonalist landscape painter who also conducted summer workshops in...But wait, there's more...
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