Stokely Webster was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1912. He left his birthplace to travel to Paris with his family, where he was inspired by the French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. It was... Read full biography
Stokely Webster was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1912. He left his birthplace to travel to Paris with his family, where he was inspired by the French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. It was at this period of his career that he embarked on his own efforts at plein-air cityscapes, a style and... Read full biography
Stokely Webster was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1912. He left his birthplace to travel to Paris with his family, where he was inspired by the French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. It was at this period of his career that he embarked on his own efforts at plein-air cityscapes, a style and theme that would stay with him the rest of his life. After returning to America in 1924 he continued studies for the next ten years, seeking to educate himself in a succession of art-school courses.... Read full biography
Stokely Webster was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1912. He left his birthplace to travel to Paris with his family, where he was inspired by the French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. It was at this period of his career that he embarked on his own efforts at plein-air cityscapes, a style and theme that would stay with him the rest of his life. After returning to America in 1924 he continued studies for the next ten years, seeking to educate himself in a succession of art-school courses. In 1936 he studied for six months with Robert Henri's disciple Wayman Adams, learning portrait painting and honing his landscape technique. He combined the high-valued colors of Impressionism with the luxurious painterly means of Henri and John... Read full biography
Stokely Webster was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1912. He left his birthplace to travel to Paris with his family, where he was inspired by the French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. It was at this period of his career that he embarked on his own efforts at plein-air cityscapes, a style and theme that would stay with him the rest of his life. After returning to America in 1924 he continued studies for the next ten years, seeking to educate himself in a succession of art-school courses. In 1936 he studied for six months with Robert Henri's disciple Wayman Adams, learning portrait painting and honing his landscape technique. He combined the high-valued colors of Impressionism with the luxurious painterly means of Henri and John Singer Sargent. He is known for city scenes, landscapes, coastal and figural work. A one-man exhibition in New York brought rave reviews: "Mr. Webste... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (14)
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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
Stokely Webster and his Paris and New York, London, and Venice (Exhibition catalog)
2000
Webster, Stokely
384 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Biennial Exhibition Record of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Exhibition catalog)
1991
Falk, Peter Hastings
335 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
Long Island Landscape Painting Vol ll, The Twentieth Century (Exhibition catalog)