John Langley Howard was born in Montclair, NJ on Feb. 5, 1902. Howard was brought to California by his parents as an infant. After majoring in English and engineering at UC, he enrolled at the... Read full biography
John Langley Howard was born in Montclair, NJ on Feb. 5, 1902. Howard was brought to California by his parents as an infant. After majoring in English and engineering at UC, he enrolled at the California College of Arts & Crafts (Oakland), and then continued at Art Students League in NYC under... Read full biography
John Langley Howard was born in Montclair, NJ on Feb. 5, 1902. Howard was brought to California by his parents as an infant. After majoring in English and engineering at UC, he enrolled at the California College of Arts & Crafts (Oakland), and then continued at Art Students League in NYC under Kenneth Hayes Miller. Returning to California in 1926, he held his first exhibition at San Francisco's Modern Gallery. Shortly after his return, he and his wife bought a house in Monterey and spent many... Read full biography
John Langley Howard was born in Montclair, NJ on Feb. 5, 1902. Howard was brought to California by his parents as an infant. After majoring in English and engineering at UC, he enrolled at the California College of Arts & Crafts (Oakland), and then continued at Art Students League in NYC under Kenneth Hayes Miller. Returning to California in 1926, he held his first exhibition at San Francisco's Modern Gallery. Shortly after his return, he and his wife bought a house in Monterey and spent many years there. Howard was active as an artist until a few years before his demise in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 1999. Originally inspired by the landscapes of Cézanne, his work evolved into Social Realism during the 1930s; however, in the early 1940s he... Read full biography
John Langley Howard was born in Montclair, NJ on Feb. 5, 1902. Howard was brought to California by his parents as an infant. After majoring in English and engineering at UC, he enrolled at the California College of Arts & Crafts (Oakland), and then continued at Art Students League in NYC under Kenneth Hayes Miller. Returning to California in 1926, he held his first exhibition at San Francisco's Modern Gallery. Shortly after his return, he and his wife bought a house in Monterey and spent many years there. Howard was active as an artist until a few years before his demise in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 1999. Originally inspired by the landscapes of Cézanne, his work evolved into Social Realism during the 1930s; however, in the early 1940s he returned to painting landscapes in a style of meticulous realism with symbolic overtones. M. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (21)
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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
Art for the New Collector III Re-Emerging American Artists (Exhibition catalog)
2004
Pyle, Amy (Spanierman Gallery)
68 pages (color)
At Work: The Art of California Labor (Exhibition catalog)