A painter of landscapes and portraits, Howard Elmer House lived in Portland, Oregon. He was a pupil at the Chicago Art Institute, and The Chicago Academy of Fine Art. He arrived in Portland in the... Read full biography
A painter of landscapes and portraits, Howard Elmer House lived in Portland, Oregon. He was a pupil at the Chicago Art Institute, and The Chicago Academy of Fine Art. He arrived in Portland in the 1930's, and became a member of the Oregon Society of Artists and the American Artists Professional... Read full biography
A painter of landscapes and portraits, Howard Elmer House lived in Portland, Oregon. He was a pupil at the Chicago Art Institute, and The Chicago Academy of Fine Art. He arrived in Portland in the 1930's, and became a member of the Oregon Society of Artists and the American Artists Professional League. In some of his early landscapes, he appears to have been influenced by California Plein-Air artists. His portrait paintings included prominent politicians such as President John F. Kennedy, one... Read full biography
A painter of landscapes and portraits, Howard Elmer House lived in Portland, Oregon. He was a pupil at the Chicago Art Institute, and The Chicago Academy of Fine Art. He arrived in Portland in the 1930's, and became a member of the Oregon Society of Artists and the American Artists Professional League. In some of his early landscapes, he appears to have been influenced by California Plein-Air artists. His portrait paintings included prominent politicians such as President John F. Kennedy, one of which hung in the Kennedy Library, and Lyndon B Johnson. A large portrait of Benjamin Franklin was believed to be commissioned for the Portland based Benjamin Franklin Savings and Loan. Portraits of entertainers such as Liberace were also produced,... Read full biography
A painter of landscapes and portraits, Howard Elmer House lived in Portland, Oregon. He was a pupil at the Chicago Art Institute, and The Chicago Academy of Fine Art. He arrived in Portland in the 1930's, and became a member of the Oregon Society of Artists and the American Artists Professional League. In some of his early landscapes, he appears to have been influenced by California Plein-Air artists. His portrait paintings included prominent politicians such as President John F. Kennedy, one of which hung in the Kennedy Library, and Lyndon B Johnson. A large portrait of Benjamin Franklin was believed to be commissioned for the Portland based Benjamin Franklin Savings and Loan. Portraits of entertainers such as Liberace were also produced, as well as privately commissioned works. House signed His paintings H. E. House, H. Elmer House, and occasionally pieces are foun... Read full biography
Howard House - Artist Info
About Howard House: Books
Books & Publications (8)
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Biographical Directory of Kansas Artists Active Before 1945
2006
Craig, Susan (Compiler)
0 pages
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
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