Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Lawrence Tenney Stevens was a sculptor of western animals as well as painter and printmaker who studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, Pratt Institute, and... Read full biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Lawrence Tenney Stevens was a sculptor of western animals as well as painter and printmaker who studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, Pratt Institute, and privately with Charles Grafly and Bela Pratt. To increase his understanding of anatomy, he took... Read full biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Lawrence Tenney Stevens was a sculptor of western animals as well as painter and printmaker who studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, Pratt Institute, and privately with Charles Grafly and Bela Pratt. To increase his understanding of anatomy, he took anatomy classes at Tufts Medical School. In 1922, he earned the Prix de Rome, which allowed him to study in Rome at the American Academy with Paul Manship, and it is thought that from that time, they... Read full biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Lawrence Tenney Stevens was a sculptor of western animals as well as painter and printmaker who studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, Pratt Institute, and privately with Charles Grafly and Bela Pratt. To increase his understanding of anatomy, he took anatomy classes at Tufts Medical School. In 1922, he earned the Prix de Rome, which allowed him to study in Rome at the American Academy with Paul Manship, and it is thought that from that time, they influenced each other's work. In 1929, he visited Arizona and Cody, Wyoming, where "his presence is thought to have been influential in the emergence of the Cowboy High Style in the decorative arts." (Powers, 489). In 1935, he spent time in Dallas, Texas... Read full biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Lawrence Tenney Stevens was a sculptor of western animals as well as painter and printmaker who studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, Pratt Institute, and privately with Charles Grafly and Bela Pratt. To increase his understanding of anatomy, he took anatomy classes at Tufts Medical School. In 1922, he earned the Prix de Rome, which allowed him to study in Rome at the American Academy with Paul Manship, and it is thought that from that time, they influenced each other's work. In 1929, he visited Arizona and Cody, Wyoming, where "his presence is thought to have been influential in the emergence of the Cowboy High Style in the decorative arts." (Powers, 489). In 1935, he spent time in Dallas, Texas where he was on George Dahl's staff for exterior decorations at the Fair Park for the 1936 Texa... Read full biography
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About Lawrence Stevens: Books
Books & Publications (31)
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Southwest Art History Conference Abstracts, 1996-2013
2014
Fahlman, Betsy (Editor)
217 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)