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1903 Concord, New Hampshire - 1980 Concord, New Hampshire. Known for: Landscape, still life, genre and figure painting.
Omer T. Lassonde (1903-1980). Born in 1903 at Concord, NH of French-Canadian stock, Omer Thomas Lassonde was schooled at Manchester and Philadelphia, while painting at Monhegan and Gloucester with... Read full biography
Omer T. Lassonde (1903-1980). Born in 1903 at Concord, NH of French-Canadian stock, Omer Thomas Lassonde was schooled at Manchester and Philadelphia, while painting at Monhegan and Gloucester with some of the great colorists of the 1920s. At the Manchester Institute of Arts and Science (now the NH... Read full biography
Omer T. Lassonde (1903-1980). Born in 1903 at Concord, NH of French-Canadian stock, Omer Thomas Lassonde was schooled at Manchester and Philadelphia, while painting at Monhegan and Gloucester with some of the great colorists of the 1920s. At the Manchester Institute of Arts and Science (now the NH Institute of Art) he learned the design theories of Denman Ross and Albert Munsell's color theory, while improving his drawing, painting, and modeling on evenings and weekends. Maud Briggs Knowlton,... Read full biography
Omer T. Lassonde (1903-1980). Born in 1903 at Concord, NH of French-Canadian stock, Omer Thomas Lassonde was schooled at Manchester and Philadelphia, while painting at Monhegan and Gloucester with some of the great colorists of the 1920s. At the Manchester Institute of Arts and Science (now the NH Institute of Art) he learned the design theories of Denman Ross and Albert Munsell's color theory, while improving his drawing, painting, and modeling on evenings and weekends. Maud Briggs Knowlton, his painting instructor, was so impressed by the 20-year-old that she took him in 1925 to Monhegan Island, Maine, to paint, exhibit, and meet other professional painters. This led to his acceptance at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in fall... Read full biography
Omer T. Lassonde (1903-1980). Born in 1903 at Concord, NH of French-Canadian stock, Omer Thomas Lassonde was schooled at Manchester and Philadelphia, while painting at Monhegan and Gloucester with some of the great colorists of the 1920s. At the Manchester Institute of Arts and Science (now the NH Institute of Art) he learned the design theories of Denman Ross and Albert Munsell's color theory, while improving his drawing, painting, and modeling on evenings and weekends. Maud Briggs Knowlton, his painting instructor, was so impressed by the 20-year-old that she took him in 1925 to Monhegan Island, Maine, to paint, exhibit, and meet other professional painters. This led to his acceptance at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in fall 1925. Winning 13 prizes ov... Read full biography
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Omer T. Lassonde (1903-1980)
Born in 1903 at Concord, NH of French-Canadian stock, Omer Thomas Lassonde was schooled at Manchester and Philadelphia, while painting at Monhegan and Gloucester with some of the great colorists of the 1920s.
At the Manchester Institute of Arts and Science (now the NH Institute of Art) he learned the design theories of Denman Ross and Albert Munsell's color theory, while improving his drawing, painting, and modeling on evenings and weekends. Maud Briggs Knowlton, his painting instructor, was so impressed by the 20-year-old that she took him in 1925 to Monhegan Island, Maine, to paint, exhibit, an...But wait, there's more...
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