Born in Buffalo, New York in 1907, George Spangenberg left formal education at an early age to pursue an art career. He studied with Charles Burchfield and John Carlson, and was a graduate of the... Read full biography
Born in Buffalo, New York in 1907, George Spangenberg left formal education at an early age to pursue an art career. He studied with Charles Burchfield and John Carlson, and was a graduate of the Buffalo School of Fine Arts. He moved to Southern California in the 1930s. Destitute, he often traded... Read full biography
Born in Buffalo, New York in 1907, George Spangenberg left formal education at an early age to pursue an art career. He studied with Charles Burchfield and John Carlson, and was a graduate of the Buffalo School of Fine Arts. He moved to Southern California in the 1930s. Destitute, he often traded his paintings for food and art supplies. In the late 1940s he moved to Virginia and then to Lockport and Buffalo, New York where he became a member of the Niagara Art Guild. Shortly before his untimely... Read full biography
Born in Buffalo, New York in 1907, George Spangenberg left formal education at an early age to pursue an art career. He studied with Charles Burchfield and John Carlson, and was a graduate of the Buffalo School of Fine Arts. He moved to Southern California in the 1930s. Destitute, he often traded his paintings for food and art supplies. In the late 1940s he moved to Virginia and then to Lockport and Buffalo, New York where he became a member of the Niagara Art Guild. Shortly before his untimely death in 1964, his studio was devastated by fire taking with it the body of his work. Fortunately, his California works had remained in the San Diego area and have since become highly collectable. Although he did portraits and still lifes, his main... Read full biography
Born in Buffalo, New York in 1907, George Spangenberg left formal education at an early age to pursue an art career. He studied with Charles Burchfield and John Carlson, and was a graduate of the Buffalo School of Fine Arts. He moved to Southern California in the 1930s. Destitute, he often traded his paintings for food and art supplies. In the late 1940s he moved to Virginia and then to Lockport and Buffalo, New York where he became a member of the Niagara Art Guild. Shortly before his untimely death in 1964, his studio was devastated by fire taking with it the body of his work. Fortunately, his California works had remained in the San Diego area and have since become highly collectable. Although he did portraits and still lifes, his main subject matter was the landscape of back county San Diego. Source: . San Diego History Center with credit to Orr's Ga... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (9)
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Legacy of the Land Exhibition Catalog (Exhibition catalog)
2015
Colestock, Keith
103 pages (color)
Art of the Park: 100 Years of Art in Balboa Park (1915-2015) (Exhibition catalog)
2015
Editor, Our Heritage Press
71 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
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