The following information was submitted in June of 2006 by Henry Grovenor:. Walter Anderson firmly believed that quality art was an important part of life and should be made available to everyone. As... Read full biography
The following information was submitted in June of 2006 by Henry Grovenor:. Walter Anderson firmly believed that quality art was an important part of life and should be made available to everyone. As he said, "There should be simple, good decorations, to be sold at prices to rival the... Read full biography
The following information was submitted in June of 2006 by Henry Grovenor:. Walter Anderson firmly believed that quality art was an important part of life and should be made available to everyone. As he said, "There should be simple, good decorations, to be sold at prices to rival the five-and-ten." Noticing that only poor quality art was available in stores and little was available for children, he resolved to make art which could be reproduced easily and sell inexpensively — linoleum block... Read full biography
The following information was submitted in June of 2006 by Henry Grovenor:. Walter Anderson firmly believed that quality art was an important part of life and should be made available to everyone. As he said, "There should be simple, good decorations, to be sold at prices to rival the five-and-ten." Noticing that only poor quality art was available in stores and little was available for children, he resolved to make art which could be reproduced easily and sell inexpensively — linoleum block prints. This technique enabled him to provide affordable, quality art. The technique of linoleum block printing is a simple concept; however, it requires much skill and talent to actually produce memorable art. Anderson purchased surplus "battleship... Read full biography
The following information was submitted in June of 2006 by Henry Grovenor:. Walter Anderson firmly believed that quality art was an important part of life and should be made available to everyone. As he said, "There should be simple, good decorations, to be sold at prices to rival the five-and-ten." Noticing that only poor quality art was available in stores and little was available for children, he resolved to make art which could be reproduced easily and sell inexpensively — linoleum block prints. This technique enabled him to provide affordable, quality art. The technique of linoleum block printing is a simple concept; however, it requires much skill and talent to actually produce memorable art. Anderson purchased surplus "battleship linoleum," thicker than ordinary linoleum with a burlap backing for better support, to create his blocks. During the mid-... Read full biography
Walter Inglis Anderson - Artist Info
About Walter Inglis Anderson: Books
Books & Publications (18)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
American Masters of the Mississippi Gulf Coast: George Ohr, Dusti Bonge, Walter Anderson, Richmond Barthe
2009
Black, Patti Carr
99 pages (color)
Shearwater Pottery
2006
Stewart, Dod
337 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
Fortune's Favorite Child: The Uneasy Life of Walter Anderson
2003
Maurer, Christopher
350 pages (color)
Dreaming in Clay on the Coast of Mississippi: Love and Art at Shearwater
2000
Maurer, Christopher and Maria Estrella Iglesias
368 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Art in the American South Works from the Ogden Collection
1996
Delehanty, Randolph
292 pages (color)
Greenville County Museum of Art The Southern Collection
1995
Severens, Martha R
289 pages (color)
A Southern Collection
1992
Pennington, Estill Curtis
246 pages (color)
Downriver Currents of Style in Louisiana Painting 1800-1950
1991
Pennington, Estill Curtis
208 pages (color)
Approaching the Magic Hour Memories of Walter Anderson
1989
Anderson, Agnes G
193 pages
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art Handbook of the Collections
1989
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
198 pages (color)
Walter Anderson Realizations of an Islander
1985
Driscoll, John Paul
62 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Painting in the South: 1564-1980 (Exhibition catalog)
1983
Virginia Museum, Richmond
362 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1940-1941, Volume III Contemporary American Artists
1940
Ball, Charlotte (editor)
790 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index