Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Lionel Walden was known for his seascapes, landscapes as well as volcanic scenes of Hawaii. He trained in Paris with Carolus Duran, and became a highly recognized artist... Read full biography
Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Lionel Walden was known for his seascapes, landscapes as well as volcanic scenes of Hawaii. He trained in Paris with Carolus Duran, and became a highly recognized artist in France. He received medals from the Paris Salon and was made a Knight of the French Legion of... Read full biography
Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Lionel Walden was known for his seascapes, landscapes as well as volcanic scenes of Hawaii. He trained in Paris with Carolus Duran, and became a highly recognized artist in France. He received medals from the Paris Salon and was made a Knight of the French Legion of Honor. He first traveled to Hawaii in 1911 at the invitation of his friend and fellow artist Kimo Wilder, and returned several times to paint the glowing volcanoes and moonlit seas. In 1912 he returned... Read full biography
Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Lionel Walden was known for his seascapes, landscapes as well as volcanic scenes of Hawaii. He trained in Paris with Carolus Duran, and became a highly recognized artist in France. He received medals from the Paris Salon and was made a Knight of the French Legion of Honor. He first traveled to Hawaii in 1911 at the invitation of his friend and fellow artist Kimo Wilder, and returned several times to paint the glowing volcanoes and moonlit seas. In 1912 he returned to France, but spent half his time in the islands. For a number of years he gave private lessons, and, in collaboration with D. Howard Hitchcock and other artists, produced murals for public buildings in Honolulu. Walden was a frequent contributor to... Read full biography
Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Lionel Walden was known for his seascapes, landscapes as well as volcanic scenes of Hawaii. He trained in Paris with Carolus Duran, and became a highly recognized artist in France. He received medals from the Paris Salon and was made a Knight of the French Legion of Honor. He first traveled to Hawaii in 1911 at the invitation of his friend and fellow artist Kimo Wilder, and returned several times to paint the glowing volcanoes and moonlit seas. In 1912 he returned to France, but spent half his time in the islands. For a number of years he gave private lessons, and, in collaboration with D. Howard Hitchcock and other artists, produced murals for public buildings in Honolulu. Walden was a frequent contributor to groups shows, and after the Honolulu Academy of Arts opened in 1927, had at least one canvas in every group e... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (18)
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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
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Revisiting the White City American Art at the 1893 World's Fair (Exhibition catalog)
1993
Carr, Carolyn K
408 pages (color)
Encounters with Paradise Views of Hawaii and Its People 1778-1941
1992
Forbes, David
285 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
American Art at the Nineteenth Century Paris Salons
1990
Fink, Lois Marie; Albert Boime, Forward; Elizabeth Broun, Preface
430 pages (color)
Art Across America: The Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, Pacific Volume Three
1990
Gerdts, William H
396 pages (color)
Paris 1889 American Artists at the Universal Exposition (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Blaugrund, Annette
304 pages (color)
Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings
612 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
American Paintings/Brooklyn Museum Complete Illustrated Listing of Works
1979
Brooklyn Museum
133 pages (color)
Biographical Sketches of American Artists
1972
Earle, Helen L
370 pages
Official Catalogue of Exhibitors Department B, Art (Exhibition catalog)