Born in London to a family of painters, Stanley Hayter chose instead to study geology and chemistry and then worked for a Persian Gulf oil company. However, he contracted malaria and returned to... Read full biography
Born in London to a family of painters, Stanley Hayter chose instead to study geology and chemistry and then worked for a Persian Gulf oil company. However, he contracted malaria and returned to London to recover, and then moved to Paris in 1926 to study at the Academie Julian. In 1933 in Paris, he... Read full biography
Born in London to a family of painters, Stanley Hayter chose instead to study geology and chemistry and then worked for a Persian Gulf oil company. However, he contracted malaria and returned to London to recover, and then moved to Paris in 1926 to study at the Academie Julian. In 1933 in Paris, he established his own studio, the Atelier 17. At this time he became interested in Surrealism, and opposing Fascism, actively supported the Republican government of the Spanish Civil War. During World... Read full biography
Born in London to a family of painters, Stanley Hayter chose instead to study geology and chemistry and then worked for a Persian Gulf oil company. However, he contracted malaria and returned to London to recover, and then moved to Paris in 1926 to study at the Academie Julian. In 1933 in Paris, he established his own studio, the Atelier 17. At this time he became interested in Surrealism, and opposing Fascism, actively supported the Republican government of the Spanish Civil War. During World War II, Hayter co-founded the Industrial Camouflage Research Unit in London, and with his associates produced camouflage designs for factories. The squiggly green pattern designs of camouflage was something he had observed in Spain, and he worked... Read full biography
Born in London to a family of painters, Stanley Hayter chose instead to study geology and chemistry and then worked for a Persian Gulf oil company. However, he contracted malaria and returned to London to recover, and then moved to Paris in 1926 to study at the Academie Julian. In 1933 in Paris, he established his own studio, the Atelier 17. At this time he became interested in Surrealism, and opposing Fascism, actively supported the Republican government of the Spanish Civil War. During World War II, Hayter co-founded the Industrial Camouflage Research Unit in London, and with his associates produced camouflage designs for factories. The squiggly green pattern designs of camouflage was something he had observed in Spain, and he worked creatively on improving this method. Source:. Roy R. Behrens, Camoupedia, p. 184... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (29)
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Camoupedia: A Compendium of Research on Art, Architecture and Camouflage
2009
Behrens, Roy R.
461 pages
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
California Art: 450 Years of Painting & Other Media
1998
Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall
560 pages (color)
Accents on Artists A fact-filled pronunciation guide. Over 800 artist’s names you should know…
1996
Barbara and Peter Toohil
363 pages (color)
A Spectrum of Innovation Color in American Printmaking 1890-1960 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Acton, David
304 pages (color)
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Contemporary Artists (3rd Edition)
1989
Naylor, Colin (editor)
1,059 pages
A Concise History of Modern Painting
1988
Read, Herbert
418 pages (color)
American Masterworks on Paper 1800-1960
1988
Susan Sheehan Inc
104 pages
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Paintings and Sculpture Collection
1985
DuPont, Diana, K Holland
402 pages (color)
The Art of California Selected Works/ Oakland Museum
1984
Orr-Cahill, Christina
199 pages (color)
American Printmaking A Century of American Printmaking 1880-1980
1984
Watrous, James
334 pages (color)
Prints A Collector's Guide
1983
Kaplan, Ellen
253 pages
Tracking the Marvelous A Life in the New York Art World
1981
Myers, John Bernard
285 pages
American Prints and Printmakers A Chronicle of Over 400 Artists
1980
Johnson, Una E
266 pages (color)
The Fine Arts in America
1979
Taylor, Joshua C
264 pages
30 Years of American Printmaking Including 20th National Print Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
1976
Baro, Gene
160 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976
Jaques Cattell Press
756 pages
Smithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection
1975
Editor, Smithsonian
0 pages
Viewpoints: The Library of Congress Selection of Pictorial Treasures
1975
Fern, Alan; Milton Kaplan
222 pages
Whitney Museum of American Art Catalogue of the Collection
1974
Baur, John I H
235 pages (color)
Phaidon Dictionary of Twentieth Century Art
1973
Onn, Gerald (Translator)
0 pages
Art Today
1969
Faulkner, Ray; Edwin Ziegfeld
542 pages (color)
Abstract & Surrealist Art in America
1969
Janis, Sidney
146 pages
Art Collections/Univ of Nebraska A Selection of Works/Inauguration of Sheldon Memorial (Exhibition catalog)
1963
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
160 pages
The Arizona State College Collection of American Art