The following is the artist's obituary from the New York Times:. Doug Ohlson, Painter of Vivid Abstracts, Dies at 73. By Roberta Smith, published: July 23, 2010. It could be said that Doug Ohlson's... Read full biography
The following is the artist's obituary from the New York Times:. Doug Ohlson, Painter of Vivid Abstracts, Dies at 73. By Roberta Smith, published: July 23, 2010. It could be said that Doug Ohlson's determination to be a painter came out of the blue. He was born in the middle of the Great Depression... Read full biography
The following is the artist's obituary from the New York Times:. Doug Ohlson, Painter of Vivid Abstracts, Dies at 73. By Roberta Smith, published: July 23, 2010. It could be said that Doug Ohlson's determination to be a painter came out of the blue. He was born in the middle of the Great Depression in Cherokee, Iowa, 50 miles east of the Missouri River. His father, a farmer and the son of a Swedish immigrant, expected his three sons to carry on the family tradition. But Mr. Ohlson had other... Read full biography
The following is the artist's obituary from the New York Times:. Doug Ohlson, Painter of Vivid Abstracts, Dies at 73. By Roberta Smith, published: July 23, 2010. It could be said that Doug Ohlson's determination to be a painter came out of the blue. He was born in the middle of the Great Depression in Cherokee, Iowa, 50 miles east of the Missouri River. His father, a farmer and the son of a Swedish immigrant, expected his three sons to carry on the family tradition. But Mr. Ohlson had other ideas, inspired in part by a plentitude of flat terrain and open sky that was extreme even in a region known for them. In a catalog essay on Mr. Ohlson, the art historian E. C. Goossen noted the possible effect of the changing sky during the unending... Read full biography
The following is the artist's obituary from the New York Times:. Doug Ohlson, Painter of Vivid Abstracts, Dies at 73. By Roberta Smith, published: July 23, 2010. It could be said that Doug Ohlson's determination to be a painter came out of the blue. He was born in the middle of the Great Depression in Cherokee, Iowa, 50 miles east of the Missouri River. His father, a farmer and the son of a Swedish immigrant, expected his three sons to carry on the family tradition. But Mr. Ohlson had other ideas, inspired in part by a plentitude of flat terrain and open sky that was extreme even in a region known for them. In a catalog essay on Mr. Ohlson, the art historian E. C. Goossen noted the possible effect of the changing sky during the unending chores of farm life on the artist's passion for color. "One can imagine yellowish pink and green dawns, bl... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (13)
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100 New York Painters
2006
Dantzic, Cynthia Maris
224 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition)