The following biography is submitted and written by Larry Len Peterson, author of John Fery: Artist of Glacier National Park & The American West . Johann Nepomuk Levy--John Fery's name before he... Read full biography
The following biography is submitted and written by Larry Len Peterson, author of John Fery: Artist of Glacier National Park & The American West . Johann Nepomuk Levy--John Fery's name before he Americanized it--was born in Strasswalchen, Austria on March 25, 1859 to Hungarians Jahn and Mary Levy.... Read full biography
The following biography is submitted and written by Larry Len Peterson, author of John Fery: Artist of Glacier National Park & The American West . Johann Nepomuk Levy--John Fery's name before he Americanized it--was born in Strasswalchen, Austria on March 25, 1859 to Hungarians Jahn and Mary Levy. Jahn was temporarily working for the railroad but soon returned to his wife's prosperous family farm near Pressburg, Hungary. Johann's idyllic childhood filled with painting, hunting, and hiking came... Read full biography
The following biography is submitted and written by Larry Len Peterson, author of John Fery: Artist of Glacier National Park & The American West . Johann Nepomuk Levy--John Fery's name before he Americanized it--was born in Strasswalchen, Austria on March 25, 1859 to Hungarians Jahn and Mary Levy. Jahn was temporarily working for the railroad but soon returned to his wife's prosperous family farm near Pressburg, Hungary. Johann's idyllic childhood filled with painting, hunting, and hiking came to an end in his teenage years when both parents died unexpectedly. An inheritance allowed him to attend the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts where he studied many art styles including Realism, Romanticism, and Impressionism. Further formal training was... Read full biography
The following biography is submitted and written by Larry Len Peterson, author of John Fery: Artist of Glacier National Park & The American West . Johann Nepomuk Levy--John Fery's name before he Americanized it--was born in Strasswalchen, Austria on March 25, 1859 to Hungarians Jahn and Mary Levy. Jahn was temporarily working for the railroad but soon returned to his wife's prosperous family farm near Pressburg, Hungary. Johann's idyllic childhood filled with painting, hunting, and hiking came to an end in his teenage years when both parents died unexpectedly. An inheritance allowed him to attend the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts where he studied many art styles including Realism, Romanticism, and Impressionism. Further formal training was obtained at the prestigious Munich Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the Dusseldorf Academy. As did many oth... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (33)
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The American West Reimagined: Gems from the Coeur d'Alene Art Auction
2021
Peterson, Dr. Larry Len
528 pages (color)
Blackfeet John L. "Cutapuis" Clarke and the Silent Call of Glacier National Park: America's Wood Sculptor
2019
Peterson, Larry Len
440 pages (color)
John Fery: Artist of Glacier National Park & The American West
2015
Peterson, Dr. Larry Len
288 pages (color)
Wildlife in American Art: Masterworks from the National Museum of Wildlife Art
2009
Harris, Adam Duncan
262 pages (color)
A Century of Sanctuary: The Art of Zion National Park (Exhibition catalog)
2008
Hassrick, Peter; L. Hafen, D. Reeder, L Courtright
131 pages (color)
Bronze Inside and Out: A Biographical Memoir of Bob Scriver
2007
Scriver, Mary Strachan
368 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
Famous Wisconsin Artists and Architects
2004
Levy, Hannah Heidi
316 pages
Drawn to Yellowstone: Artists in America's First National Park
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The Call of the Mountains The Artists of Glacier National Park
2002
Peterson, Larry Len
144 pages (color)
Utah Art, Utah Artists: 150 Years Survey
2001
Swanson, Vern; Robert S. Oppin; Donna L. Poulton; and Janie L. Rogers
192 pages (color)
150 Year Survey: Utah Art and Artists
2001
Vern G. Swanson, Robert S. Olpin, Donna L. Poulton, and Janie L. Rogers
160 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Mountain Majesty: The Art of John Fery
1997
Hedgpeth, Don
32 pages (color)
German-American Artists in Early Milwaukee: A Biographyical Dictionary
1997
Merrill, Peter C
165 pages
Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997
Southwest Art
128 pages
Collecting the Art of Wisconsin: The Early Years (Exhibition catalog)
1996
Editors, West Bend Art Museum
5 pages
The Red Book Western American Price Index
1993
Southwest Art
126 pages
Utah Art
1991
Swanson, Vern; Robert Olpin, William Seifrit
252 pages (color)
Art Across America: The Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, Pacific Volume Three
1990
Gerdts, William H
396 pages (color)
Art Across America: The South, Near Midwest (Volume Two)
1990
Gerdts, William H
396 pages (color)
Artists in California, 1786-1940
1989
Hughes, Edan Milton
637 pages
A Century of American Landscapes 1812-1912 (Exhibition catalog)
1986
Schwarz-Philadelphia
30 pages (color)
300 Years of American Art (two volumes)
1986
Zellman, Michael David
1,102 pages (color)
Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary
1985
Dawdy, Doris
1,184 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Great Lakes Marine Painting of the Nineteenth Century (Exhibition catalog)
1983
Sweeney, J Gray
104 pages (color)
The Burlington Northern Collection
1982
Walton, Anne Thorson
61 pages (color)
Iron Horse West: A Bicentennial Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture selected from a Collection acquired by Burlington Northern over the Past Century. (Exhibition catalog)
1976
Editors, Minnesota Museum of Art
64 pages (color)
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
549 pages
100 Years of Utah Painting Selected Works from the1840s to the 1940s (Exhibition catalog)