The following is from the family of the artist:. John Adams Spelman. Born: 9/30/l880, Owatonna, MN. Died: 5/l9/l94l, Moose Lake, MN. Address: 73l Woodbine Ave., Oak Park,Illinois. Subject and Medium:... Read full biography
The following is from the family of the artist:. John Adams Spelman. Born: 9/30/l880, Owatonna, MN. Died: 5/l9/l94l, Moose Lake, MN. Address: 73l Woodbine Ave., Oak Park,Illinois. Subject and Medium: Landscape painter, oil. Style: Realist. Family: Barbara Spelman Allen, daughter. John Spelman had a... Read full biography
The following is from the family of the artist:. John Adams Spelman. Born: 9/30/l880, Owatonna, MN. Died: 5/l9/l94l, Moose Lake, MN. Address: 73l Woodbine Ave., Oak Park,Illinois. Subject and Medium: Landscape painter, oil. Style: Realist. Family: Barbara Spelman Allen, daughter. John Spelman had a keen interest in northeastern Minnesota, especially along Lake Superior because it was still a relatively wild country with a small population count per square mile. His interest was spurred by... Read full biography
The following is from the family of the artist:. John Adams Spelman. Born: 9/30/l880, Owatonna, MN. Died: 5/l9/l94l, Moose Lake, MN. Address: 73l Woodbine Ave., Oak Park,Illinois. Subject and Medium: Landscape painter, oil. Style: Realist. Family: Barbara Spelman Allen, daughter. John Spelman had a keen interest in northeastern Minnesota, especially along Lake Superior because it was still a relatively wild country with a small population count per square mile. His interest was spurred by reading about it, and eventually by making some trips there, particularly after he moved from Minneapolis to Chicago. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under John H. Vanderpoel and Charles F. Browne. In addition to the Arrowhead country of... Read full biography
The following is from the family of the artist:. John Adams Spelman. Born: 9/30/l880, Owatonna, MN. Died: 5/l9/l94l, Moose Lake, MN. Address: 73l Woodbine Ave., Oak Park,Illinois. Subject and Medium: Landscape painter, oil. Style: Realist. Family: Barbara Spelman Allen, daughter. John Spelman had a keen interest in northeastern Minnesota, especially along Lake Superior because it was still a relatively wild country with a small population count per square mile. His interest was spurred by reading about it, and eventually by making some trips there, particularly after he moved from Minneapolis to Chicago. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under John H. Vanderpoel and Charles F. Browne. In addition to the Arrowhead country of Minnesota, Lake Superior and the inland lakes, he painted the southern mountains around Gatlinburg and Asheville, North Caroli... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (14)
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Black and White: Kentucky Prints and Printmakers from the Collection of Warren and Julie Payne
2020
Payne, Warren
136 pages
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 Friedman Collection: Artists of Chicago (Spanierman Gallery, LLC) (Exhibition catalog)
2002
Gerdts, Dr. William H. (essay)
88 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Those Brown County Artists The Ones Who Came; The Ones Who Stayed
1993
Nesbit, Joanne (Editor)
235 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
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
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
Catalogue: Annual Exhibition John H. Vanderpoel Art Association (By Contributors to the Collection) (Exhibition catalog)
1940
Klug, William L (Introductory Essay)
64 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index