George Brainerd Burr. (1876 – 1939). George Brainerd Burr was born in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1876, the son of a prominent and successful banker. After his education there, he traveled to Berlin... Read full biography
George Brainerd Burr. (1876 – 1939). George Brainerd Burr was born in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1876, the son of a prominent and successful banker. After his education there, he traveled to Berlin to study architecture and later figure and landscape painting at the Berlin Academy. Later, he... Read full biography
George Brainerd Burr. (1876 – 1939). George Brainerd Burr was born in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1876, the son of a prominent and successful banker. After his education there, he traveled to Berlin to study architecture and later figure and landscape painting at the Berlin Academy. Later, he traveled to Munich where he enrolled in the Munich Academy of Fine Art. After several years in Germany and the Low Countries, Burr and his wife, Lucretia Phinney lived near Volendam, Holland, spending... Read full biography
George Brainerd Burr. (1876 – 1939). George Brainerd Burr was born in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1876, the son of a prominent and successful banker. After his education there, he traveled to Berlin to study architecture and later figure and landscape painting at the Berlin Academy. Later, he traveled to Munich where he enrolled in the Munich Academy of Fine Art. After several years in Germany and the Low Countries, Burr and his wife, Lucretia Phinney lived near Volendam, Holland, spending their winters on the Island of Capri, off the southern coast of Italy. Burr eventually moved to Paris to study at the Colarossi Academy. In Paris, Burr met and viewed the work of Claude Monet who exerted a profound influence on the younger American... Read full biography
George Brainerd Burr. (1876 – 1939). George Brainerd Burr was born in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1876, the son of a prominent and successful banker. After his education there, he traveled to Berlin to study architecture and later figure and landscape painting at the Berlin Academy. Later, he traveled to Munich where he enrolled in the Munich Academy of Fine Art. After several years in Germany and the Low Countries, Burr and his wife, Lucretia Phinney lived near Volendam, Holland, spending their winters on the Island of Capri, off the southern coast of Italy. Burr eventually moved to Paris to study at the Colarossi Academy. In Paris, Burr met and viewed the work of Claude Monet who exerted a profound influence on the younger American painter. Burr eventually returned to the United States after this fourteen year education where he studied painting and etch... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (20)
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Reflections II: Watercolors of Florida 1835-2000
2012
Libby, Gary R.
360 pages (color)
A Shared Aesthetic: Artists of Long Island's North Fork
2008
Fleming, Geoffrey K. and Sara Evans (Southold Historical Society)
250 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
The Early Years Paintings from Private Connecticut Collections (Exhibition catalog)
2002
Old Lyme Art Association
20 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
American Art Colonies 1850-1930 A Guide to Original Art Colonies and Their Artists
1996
Shipp, Steve
159 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
Art Across America: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic (Volume One)
1990
Gerdts, William H
421 pages (color)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
American Impressionism (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Gerdts, William H
336 pages (color)
The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944 (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Marlor, Clark S
600 pages
Down Garden Paths The Floral Environment in American Art (Exhibition catalog)
1983
Gerdts, William H
144 pages (color)
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
Connecticut and American Impressionism (William Benton Museum of Art) (Exhibition catalog)
1980
Spencer, Harold; Susan Larkin, Jeffrey Andersen (Essays)
184 pages (color)
Three American Impressionists: From Paris to Old Lyme (Exhibition catalog)
1978
Editor, A.M. Adler Fine Art
0 pages (color)
The Connecticut Artists Collection
1968
Mattatuck Historical Society
84 pages
The Art Colony at Old Lyme 1900-3 (Exhibition catalog)
1966
Connecticut College for Women
67 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index