Edward Lee Winslow was born near Tuscola, Illinois, only son of Nathan Winslow, a confederate veteran of the Civil War. He spent his boyhood and early manhood in Fairmont, Indiana, where he studied... Read full biography
Edward Lee Winslow was born near Tuscola, Illinois, only son of Nathan Winslow, a confederate veteran of the Civil War. He spent his boyhood and early manhood in Fairmont, Indiana, where he studied with artist/educator Olive Rush (1873-1966). He moved to Indianapolis in 1902, becoming a sign writer... Read full biography
Edward Lee Winslow was born near Tuscola, Illinois, only son of Nathan Winslow, a confederate veteran of the Civil War. He spent his boyhood and early manhood in Fairmont, Indiana, where he studied with artist/educator Olive Rush (1873-1966). He moved to Indianapolis in 1902, becoming a sign writer and commercial artist. He worked for Fertig and Keevers and Company, and operated a cooperative sign company. He maintained his own studio for 15 years. After 1932, he devoted his time to painting.... Read full biography
Edward Lee Winslow was born near Tuscola, Illinois, only son of Nathan Winslow, a confederate veteran of the Civil War. He spent his boyhood and early manhood in Fairmont, Indiana, where he studied with artist/educator Olive Rush (1873-1966). He moved to Indianapolis in 1902, becoming a sign writer and commercial artist. He worked for Fertig and Keevers and Company, and operated a cooperative sign company. He maintained his own studio for 15 years. After 1932, he devoted his time to painting. Working mostly in oil he recorded the Indianapolis scene and rural central Indiana. In reality, he was largely a self-taught artist. He was quite adept at wood sculpture but few pieces were ever completed. He always drew and painted on the spot, en... Read full biography
Edward Lee Winslow was born near Tuscola, Illinois, only son of Nathan Winslow, a confederate veteran of the Civil War. He spent his boyhood and early manhood in Fairmont, Indiana, where he studied with artist/educator Olive Rush (1873-1966). He moved to Indianapolis in 1902, becoming a sign writer and commercial artist. He worked for Fertig and Keevers and Company, and operated a cooperative sign company. He maintained his own studio for 15 years. After 1932, he devoted his time to painting. Working mostly in oil he recorded the Indianapolis scene and rural central Indiana. In reality, he was largely a self-taught artist. He was quite adept at wood sculpture but few pieces were ever completed. He always drew and painted on the spot, en Plein Aire. He would spend many hours in the fie... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (4)
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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
Active Indiana Artists
1941
Lauter, Flora
0 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1940-1941, Volume III Contemporary American Artists