Henry Ellis Mattson (1887-1971). A native of Gothenburg, Sweden, Henry Mattson immigrated to Boston in 1905, then settled in Worcester, Massachusetts, drawn by its large Scandinavian population.... Read full biography
Henry Ellis Mattson (1887-1971). A native of Gothenburg, Sweden, Henry Mattson immigrated to Boston in 1905, then settled in Worcester, Massachusetts, drawn by its large Scandinavian population. Studying at the Worcester School of Art evenings, Mattson worked at a factory job during the day. After... Read full biography
Henry Ellis Mattson (1887-1971). A native of Gothenburg, Sweden, Henry Mattson immigrated to Boston in 1905, then settled in Worcester, Massachusetts, drawn by its large Scandinavian population. Studying at the Worcester School of Art evenings, Mattson worked at a factory job during the day. After an unsuccessful bid to enter the Valand School of Art in Gothenburg, he settled in Chicago in 1915, then studied with John F. Carlson at Woodstock where he settled permanently. Although primarily... Read full biography
Henry Ellis Mattson (1887-1971). A native of Gothenburg, Sweden, Henry Mattson immigrated to Boston in 1905, then settled in Worcester, Massachusetts, drawn by its large Scandinavian population. Studying at the Worcester School of Art evenings, Mattson worked at a factory job during the day. After an unsuccessful bid to enter the Valand School of Art in Gothenburg, he settled in Chicago in 1915, then studied with John F. Carlson at Woodstock where he settled permanently. Although primarily self-trained, Mattson's work was carried by the Frank M. Rehn Gallery in New York and he was elected a member of the National Academy of Design. Mattson entered paintings successfully in Corcoran Biennials and Whitney Museum of American Art annual... Read full biography
Henry Ellis Mattson (1887-1971). A native of Gothenburg, Sweden, Henry Mattson immigrated to Boston in 1905, then settled in Worcester, Massachusetts, drawn by its large Scandinavian population. Studying at the Worcester School of Art evenings, Mattson worked at a factory job during the day. After an unsuccessful bid to enter the Valand School of Art in Gothenburg, he settled in Chicago in 1915, then studied with John F. Carlson at Woodstock where he settled permanently. Although primarily self-trained, Mattson's work was carried by the Frank M. Rehn Gallery in New York and he was elected a member of the National Academy of Design. Mattson entered paintings successfully in Corcoran Biennials and Whitney Museum of American Art annual exhibitions. Submitted by Edward P. Bentley, Art Researcher, East Lansing, Michigan.... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (59)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Woodstock History and Hearsay (Second Edition)
2006
Smith, Anita M
335 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
Tangled Web: Swedish Immigrant Artists' Patronage Systems, 1880-1940
2004
Swanson, Mary Towley
0 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
The Art Students League of New York: A History (Students)
1999
Steiner, Raymond J
187 pages
American Art Colonies 1850-1930 A Guide to Original Art Colonies and Their Artists
1996
Shipp, Steve
159 pages
Monhegan: The Artists' Island
1995
Curtis, Jane and Will, Frank Lieberman, Carl Little (Foreward)
192 pages (color)
American Paintings and Sculpture to 1945 in the Carnegie Museum of Art
1992
Strazdes, Diana
511 pages (color)
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
538 pages
The American Paintings (in the) Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art
1989
Fresella-Lee, Nancy
222 pages (color)
Varieties of Visual Experience (3rd edition)
1987
Feldman, Edmund Burke
528 pages (color)
Woodstock's Art Heritage Permanent Collection Woodstock A A
1987
Woodstock Art Association
176 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
The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944 (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Marlor, Clark S
600 pages
Tradition and Innovation in New Deal Art
1983
Contreras, Belasario R
253 pages
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
The Edith and Milton Lowenthal Collection The Brooklyn Museum
1981
Lane, John R.; Michael Botwinick (Foreward)
60 pages (color)
American Art in the Newark Museum Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
1981
Newark Museum
431 pages (color)
American Paintings/Brooklyn Museum Complete Illustrated Listing of Works
1979
Brooklyn Museum
133 pages (color)
The Toledo Museum of Art American Paintings
1979
Strickler, Susan (Catalogue); William Hutton (Editor)
227 pages (color)
Woodstock, An American Art Colony 1902-1977 (Exhibition catalog)
1977
Marling, Karal Ann
220 pages
Whitney Museum of American Art Catalogue of the Collection
1974
Baur, John I H
235 pages (color)
Catalogue of Painting Collection Museum of Art
1973
Carnegie Institute
196 pages (color)
Catalogue of The Roland P Murdock Collection Wichita Art Museum
1972
Tomko, George
237 pages (color)
Encyclopedia of Painting (Painters of the World...etc)
1970
Myers, Bernard S (editor)
511 pages (color)
A Primer of Modern Art
1966
Cheney, Sheldon
392 pages
American Art of Our Century
1961
Goodrich, Lloyd/John I H Baur
309 pages (color)
The Story of Modern Art
1958
Cheney, Sheldon
723 pages (color)
Arizona State College Collection American Art
1956
Arizona State College
108 pages
American Painting Today
1956
Pousette-Dart, Nathaniel (ed)
127 pages (color)
Encyclopedia of Painting
1955
Myers, Bernard
511 pages (color)
The Arizona State College Collection of American Art
1954
Arizona State University
110 pages
History of the National Academy of Design, 1825-1953
1954
Clark, Eliot
296 pages
American Painting in the Brooklyn Museum Collection
1953
Brooklyn, Museum
48 pages
Revolution and Tradition in Modern American Art
1951
Baur, John I H
170 pages
History of Modern Painting
1951
Bazin, Germain/A Gloeckner
391 pages (color)
American Painting Today 1950 A National Competitive Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
1950
Metropolitan Museum of Art
60 pages
Twenty Painters and How They Work
1950
Watson, Ernest W
158 pages (color)
Milestones of American Painting in Our Century
1949
Wight, Frederick
135 pages (color)
Painting in the U S A
1946
Gruskin, Alan D
223 pages (color)
Contemporary American Painting
1946
Pagano, Grace; Donald Bear (Intro)
260 pages (color)
Experiencing American Pictures
1943
Pearson, Ralph M
234 pages (color)
Romantic Painting in America (Exhibition catalog)
1943
Soby, James Thrall/D C Miller
144 pages
Through the American Landscape
1941
Klitgaard, Kaj
323 pages (color)
The American Artist and His Times
1941
Saint-Gaudens, Homer
332 pages
Survey of American Painting (Exhibition catalog)
1940
Carnegie Institute
320 pages
Eyes on America United States as Seen by Her Artists
1940
Hall, W. S.
150 pages (color)
Modern American Painting
1939
Boswell, Peyton Jr
207 pages (color)
Modern Art in America
1939
Cheney, Martha Candler
190 pages
Art in Our Time Exhibition, Tenth Anniversary MoMA (Exhibition catalog)
1939
Museum of Modern Art
320 pages
American Painting Today
1939
Watson, Forbes (essay)
179 pages (color)
First National Exhibition of American Art (Exhibition catalog)
1936
Breckinridge, Mrs. (essay)
32 pages
Exhibition of American Painting (Exhibition catalog)
1935
De Young Memorial Museum
120 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index