The following was submitted by Cathy Bass:. Edgar Forkner lived in Richmond many years, becoming a member of the local artists' group there. He studied for several years in the Art Student's league,... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Cathy Bass:. Edgar Forkner lived in Richmond many years, becoming a member of the local artists' group there. He studied for several years in the Art Student's league, New York City, under Irving Wiles, who was one of the foremost painters at that time, being a famous... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Cathy Bass:. Edgar Forkner lived in Richmond many years, becoming a member of the local artists' group there. He studied for several years in the Art Student's league, New York City, under Irving Wiles, who was one of the foremost painters at that time, being a famous portrait painter. Mr. Forkner was a monitor in Mr. Wiles's class for two years. He also studied under Charles Beckwith and Frank DuMond; later taught in the Auditorium tower, Chicago, for several... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Cathy Bass:. Edgar Forkner lived in Richmond many years, becoming a member of the local artists' group there. He studied for several years in the Art Student's league, New York City, under Irving Wiles, who was one of the foremost painters at that time, being a famous portrait painter. Mr. Forkner was a monitor in Mr. Wiles's class for two years. He also studied under Charles Beckwith and Frank DuMond; later taught in the Auditorium tower, Chicago, for several years. He then went to Seattle, Washington, where the sketching appealed to him, making yearly visits to Chicago for several months. Awards: He received awards almost every year. In 1943 he received first prize in Flowers at Hoosier Salon, which that... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Cathy Bass:. Edgar Forkner lived in Richmond many years, becoming a member of the local artists' group there. He studied for several years in the Art Student's league, New York City, under Irving Wiles, who was one of the foremost painters at that time, being a famous portrait painter. Mr. Forkner was a monitor in Mr. Wiles's class for two years. He also studied under Charles Beckwith and Frank DuMond; later taught in the Auditorium tower, Chicago, for several years. He then went to Seattle, Washington, where the sketching appealed to him, making yearly visits to Chicago for several months. Awards: He received awards almost every year. In 1943 he received first prize in Flowers at Hoosier Salon, which that year had moved from Chicago to Indianapolis. His picture was sold before it hung in the show. Three flower paint... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (16)
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The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest
2007
Kreisman, Lawrence and Mason, Glenn
400 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 Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
A Grand Tradition: The Art and Artists of the Hoosier Salon, 1925-1990
1993
Newton, Judith/Carol Weiss
479 pages
Washington State Artists 1850-1950
1992
Trip, Dode; Sherburne Cook Jr.
185 pages
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Art Across America: The Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, Pacific Volume Three
1990
Gerdts, William H
396 pages (color)
Art Across America: The South, Near Midwest (Volume Two)
1990
Gerdts, William H
396 pages (color)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary
1985
Dawdy, Doris
1,184 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Sketchbook, A Memoir of the 30's and the Northwest School
1984
Cumming, William
239 pages
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1940-1941, Volume III Contemporary American Artists
1940
Ball, Charlotte (editor)
790 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index