Maxwell Stewart Simpson was born September 11, 1896, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. In 1914, Simpson began his formal art studies in New York at the National Academy of Design School under Douglas Volk.... Read full biography
Maxwell Stewart Simpson was born September 11, 1896, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. In 1914, Simpson began his formal art studies in New York at the National Academy of Design School under Douglas Volk. He also attended summer classes at the Art Students League in 1916. In 1923, Simpson traveled to... Read full biography
Maxwell Stewart Simpson was born September 11, 1896, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. In 1914, Simpson began his formal art studies in New York at the National Academy of Design School under Douglas Volk. He also attended summer classes at the Art Students League in 1916. In 1923, Simpson traveled to Paris and Italy, and in the spring of 1924 to Oxford England, where he stayed with a university professor while studying, and painting portraits of the family's three children in exchange for board. Upon... Read full biography
Maxwell Stewart Simpson was born September 11, 1896, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. In 1914, Simpson began his formal art studies in New York at the National Academy of Design School under Douglas Volk. He also attended summer classes at the Art Students League in 1916. In 1923, Simpson traveled to Paris and Italy, and in the spring of 1924 to Oxford England, where he stayed with a university professor while studying, and painting portraits of the family's three children in exchange for board. Upon his return to the United States, Simpson floundered for several years not satisfied with the realist style he had been painting and not fully accepting the avante-garde art of Europe that had flourished in America since the groundbreaking Armory Show... Read full biography
Maxwell Stewart Simpson was born September 11, 1896, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. In 1914, Simpson began his formal art studies in New York at the National Academy of Design School under Douglas Volk. He also attended summer classes at the Art Students League in 1916. In 1923, Simpson traveled to Paris and Italy, and in the spring of 1924 to Oxford England, where he stayed with a university professor while studying, and painting portraits of the family's three children in exchange for board. Upon his return to the United States, Simpson floundered for several years not satisfied with the realist style he had been painting and not fully accepting the avante-garde art of Europe that had flourished in America since the groundbreaking Armory Show in 1913. After viewing a New York gallery exhibition in 1927, Simpson developed painting methods that would take on a new... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (18)
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New Hope for American Art A Comprehensive Showing of Important 20th Century Paintings from and Surrounding the New Hope Art Colony
2005
Alterman, James M.
612 pages (color)
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
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
At the Water's Edge: 19th and 20th Century American Beach Scenes Tampa Museum of Art (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Maass, R. Andrew (Foreward); Valerie Ann Leeds (Intro)
140 pages (color)
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
The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944 (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Marlor, Clark S
600 pages
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
American Art in the Newark Museum Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
1981
Newark Museum
431 pages (color)
The American Painting Collection of the Montclair Art Museum
1977
Gamble, Kathryn (Foreward); Thomas Hoving, William Gerdts, Lloyd Goodrich
268 pages (color)
Grand Central Art Galleries, Inc 1965 Year Book (Exhibition catalog)
1965
Barrie, Erwin S (editor)
73 pages
Illustrators of Children's Books 1744-1945
1961
Mahony, Bertha E (others)
527 pages
Second National Exhibition of American Art Summer 1937 (Exhibition catalog)
1937
Breckinridge, Mrs. H. (essay)
32 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index