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1886 Kent, England - 1973. Known for: Landscape, genre painting (Hood River landscapes).
Percy L. Manser (1886-1973). He was born in England where he studied at the King Charles School of Art in Tumbridge Wells from 1896-1901, before immigrating to Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1904. He also... Read full biography
Percy L. Manser (1886-1973). He was born in England where he studied at the King Charles School of Art in Tumbridge Wells from 1896-1901, before immigrating to Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1904. He also studied at the Pratt Institute Summer School in Ashland, Oregon. Manser and his Canadian wife at... Read full biography
Percy L. Manser (1886-1973). He was born in England where he studied at the King Charles School of Art in Tumbridge Wells from 1896-1901, before immigrating to Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1904. He also studied at the Pratt Institute Summer School in Ashland, Oregon. Manser and his Canadian wife at first lived in British Columbia, moving to Hood River, Oregon in 1917, to take up fruit farming. Though he was involved in managing the farm, Manser spent most of his time painting, inspired by the... Read full biography
Percy L. Manser (1886-1973). He was born in England where he studied at the King Charles School of Art in Tumbridge Wells from 1896-1901, before immigrating to Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1904. He also studied at the Pratt Institute Summer School in Ashland, Oregon. Manser and his Canadian wife at first lived in British Columbia, moving to Hood River, Oregon in 1917, to take up fruit farming. Though he was involved in managing the farm, Manser spent most of his time painting, inspired by the natural beauty of the mountains and valleys of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon and Washington. After his first exhibition at the Hood River County Fair in 1919, his regional and national recognition grew, eventually leading to him becoming known as the... Read full biography
Percy L. Manser (1886-1973). He was born in England where he studied at the King Charles School of Art in Tumbridge Wells from 1896-1901, before immigrating to Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1904. He also studied at the Pratt Institute Summer School in Ashland, Oregon. Manser and his Canadian wife at first lived in British Columbia, moving to Hood River, Oregon in 1917, to take up fruit farming. Though he was involved in managing the farm, Manser spent most of his time painting, inspired by the natural beauty of the mountains and valleys of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon and Washington. After his first exhibition at the Hood River County Fair in 1919, his regional and national recognition grew, eventually leading to him becoming known as the "Grand Old Man of Hood River Painters" during a nearly sixty year painting career. Several times during the 1930s... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesOregon Painters The First 100 Years:1859-1959
1999Allen, Ginny & Jody Klevit251 pages (color)Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary
1985Dawdy, Doris1,184 pagesSecond National Exhibition of American Art Summer 1937
1937
(Exhibition catalog)Breckinridge, Mrs. H. (essay)32 pagesFirst National Exhibition of American Art
1936
(Exhibition catalog)Breckinridge, Mrs. (essay)32 pages