Vollian Burr Rann was a painter and print maker, active in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He is most noted for colorful seascapes and landscapes of Cape Cod in an impressionist* style, and he also... Read full biography
Vollian Burr Rann was a painter and print maker, active in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He is most noted for colorful seascapes and landscapes of Cape Cod in an impressionist* style, and he also painted portraits of prominent citizens. He was known to have worked in oils, watercolors and wood block... Read full biography
Vollian Burr Rann was a painter and print maker, active in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He is most noted for colorful seascapes and landscapes of Cape Cod in an impressionist* style, and he also painted portraits of prominent citizens. He was known to have worked in oils, watercolors and wood block prints. He became a prominent member of the Provincetown art colony in the 1920's and spent most of the rest of his career there. He was a member of the Provincetown Art Association*, serving on many... Read full biography
Vollian Burr Rann was a painter and print maker, active in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He is most noted for colorful seascapes and landscapes of Cape Cod in an impressionist* style, and he also painted portraits of prominent citizens. He was known to have worked in oils, watercolors and wood block prints. He became a prominent member of the Provincetown art colony in the 1920's and spent most of the rest of his career there. He was a member of the Provincetown Art Association*, serving on many juries and was elected an honorary Vice President. His work is in the permanent collection of the Provincetown Art Association Museum and the collection of the Town of Provincetown. Rann arrived in Provincetown in the early part of the 20th century... Read full biography
Vollian Burr Rann was a painter and print maker, active in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He is most noted for colorful seascapes and landscapes of Cape Cod in an impressionist* style, and he also painted portraits of prominent citizens. He was known to have worked in oils, watercolors and wood block prints. He became a prominent member of the Provincetown art colony in the 1920's and spent most of the rest of his career there. He was a member of the Provincetown Art Association*, serving on many juries and was elected an honorary Vice President. His work is in the permanent collection of the Provincetown Art Association Museum and the collection of the Town of Provincetown. Rann arrived in Provincetown in the early part of the 20th century to study with Charles Hawthorne. He had also studied at the National Academy of Design* and the Corcoran School* in Washington DC.... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (11)
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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
American Art Colonies 1850-1930 A Guide to Original Art Colonies and Their Artists
1996
Shipp, Steve
159 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
538 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947