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Norman Stiles Chamberlain BIOGRAPHY
1887 Grand Rapids, Michigan - 1961 Orange County, California. Known for: Landscape, genre, still life, mural.
Born in Grand Rapids, MI on March 7, 1887. Chamberlain began his art training in his early teens in Grand Rapids under Mathias Alten, and beginning in 1910 spent two years in the Hague observing and... Read full biography
Born in Grand Rapids, MI on March 7, 1887. Chamberlain began his art training in his early teens in Grand Rapids under Mathias Alten, and beginning in 1910 spent two years in the Hague observing and studying the works of the early Dutch painters. About 1920 he moved to Los Angeles and began... Read full biography
Born in Grand Rapids, MI on March 7, 1887. Chamberlain began his art training in his early teens in Grand Rapids under Mathias Alten, and beginning in 1910 spent two years in the Hague observing and studying the works of the early Dutch painters. About 1920 he moved to Los Angeles and began studying with Alson Clark and exhibiting locally. In California success came almost immediately through the patronage of Mrs. Henry Huntington. After traveling in Mexico and spending one year in France, he... Read full biography
Born in Grand Rapids, MI on March 7, 1887. Chamberlain began his art training in his early teens in Grand Rapids under Mathias Alten, and beginning in 1910 spent two years in the Hague observing and studying the works of the early Dutch painters. About 1920 he moved to Los Angeles and began studying with Alson Clark and exhibiting locally. In California success came almost immediately through the patronage of Mrs. Henry Huntington. After traveling in Mexico and spending one year in France, he lived briefly in Taos, NM in the late 1920s, but then returned to southern California where he lived for his remaining years. He exhibited in southern California until 1934 and during the remainder of the 1930s was employed by the WPA. Under their... Read full biography
Born in Grand Rapids, MI on March 7, 1887. Chamberlain began his art training in his early teens in Grand Rapids under Mathias Alten, and beginning in 1910 spent two years in the Hague observing and studying the works of the early Dutch painters. About 1920 he moved to Los Angeles and began studying with Alson Clark and exhibiting locally. In California success came almost immediately through the patronage of Mrs. Henry Huntington. After traveling in Mexico and spending one year in France, he lived briefly in Taos, NM in the late 1920s, but then returned to southern California where he lived for his remaining years. He exhibited in southern California until 1934 and during the remainder of the 1930s was employed by the WPA. Under their auspices he painted murals in Riverside High School, the First Nat'l Bank in Pasadena, and the Huntington Park Post Office. Little is known of his .... Read full biography
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Born in Grand Rapids, MI on March 7, 1887. Chamberlain began his art training in his early teens in Grand Rapids under Mathias Alten, and beginning in 1910 spent two years in the Hague observing and studying the works of the early Dutch painters. About 1920 he moved to Los Angeles and began studying with Alson Clark and exhibiting locally. In California success came almost immediately through the patronage of Mrs. Henry Huntington. After traveling in Mexico and spending one year in France, he lived briefly in Taos, NM in the late 1920s, but then returned to southern California where he lived for his remaining years. He exhibited in southern California until 1934 and during the remainder of the 1930s was employed by the WPA. Under their auspices he painted murals in Riverside High School, the First Nat'l Bank in Pasadena, and the Huntington Park Post Office. Little is known of his activities after 1940. Chamberlain died in Orange County, CA on July 17, 1961. Exh: Painters & Sculptors of LA, 1923-36; Calif. Art Club, 1925-28; Bernay's (LA), 1926; Laguna Beach AA, 1920s; Public Works of Art Project, 1934; Progressive Painters of So. Calif., 1934; Academy of Western Painters (LA), 1938. In: CHS; Orange Co. (CA) Museum; LACMA.Biography from the Archives of askART
The following is from Janet Peterson:
I am Norman Stiles Chamberlain's great niece, from his brother, Glenn R. and live in Grand Rapids, MI. I have a copy of the newspaper front page, announcing the installation of the mural in the Selma, CA Post Office, March 24, 1938. The theme is, "The Land of Irrigation". The article mentions that Joseph Sutter, "an expert in the placement of murals " was with Norm.
An accompanying article states, "Mural paintings by Mr. Chamberlain are now in the Riverside High School, The First National Bank of Pasadena, the Huntington Park Post Office..." as well as other public buildings. As a side, Norman painted (oil) a woodland Indian scene for the opening of his brother's (my Grandfather, Glenn R) "INN" at his resort in Northern Michigan. (1916) The mural is 4' x 20', perhaps one of his earliest murals?
The family is in possession of many of Norman's pieces and are delighted that he is getting some recognition. My father (Glenn, Jr.) mostly shared with us about what a wonderful person his uncle was and the kindness that was always shown.