Born and raised in Danville, Illinois, he was a recognized painter of Southwest portraits and landscapes with figures. He moved with his family to Indianapolis in 1921 where he worked as a commercial... Read full biography
Born and raised in Danville, Illinois, he was a recognized painter of Southwest portraits and landscapes with figures. He moved with his family to Indianapolis in 1921 where he worked as a commercial artist and studied at the John Herron Art Institute. In 1928, he followed his artist brother Carl... Read full biography
Born and raised in Danville, Illinois, he was a recognized painter of Southwest portraits and landscapes with figures. He moved with his family to Indianapolis in 1921 where he worked as a commercial artist and studied at the John Herron Art Institute. In 1928, he followed his artist brother Carl Woolsey to Taos, New Mexico, and gained quick attention for his paintings. The brothers exhibited in the Hoosier Salon and National Academy, and their father was their business manager. He formed... Read full biography
Born and raised in Danville, Illinois, he was a recognized painter of Southwest portraits and landscapes with figures. He moved with his family to Indianapolis in 1921 where he worked as a commercial artist and studied at the John Herron Art Institute. In 1928, he followed his artist brother Carl Woolsey to Taos, New Mexico, and gained quick attention for his paintings. The brothers exhibited in the Hoosier Salon and National Academy, and their father was their business manager. He formed strong friendships in the Taos community including with his frequent model Jim Marabel. In 1934, he returned east living in Indianapolis and Pennsylvania, and he died in Texas.... Read full biography
Born and raised in Danville, Illinois, he was a recognized painter of Southwest portraits and landscapes with figures. He moved with his family to Indianapolis in 1921 where he worked as a commercial artist and studied at the John Herron Art Institute. In 1928, he followed his artist brother Carl Woolsey to Taos, New Mexico, and gained quick attention for his paintings. The brothers exhibited in the Hoosier Salon and National Academy, and their father was their business manager. He formed strong friendships in the Taos community including with his frequent model Jim Marabel. In 1934, he returned east living in Indianapolis and Pennsylvania, and he died in Texas.... Read full biography
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About Wood Woolsey: Books
Books & Publications (11)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Southwest Art History Conference Abstracts, 1996-2013
2014
Fahlman, Betsy (Editor)
217 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
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Taos Artists and Their Patrons, 1898-1950
1999
Porter, Dean; Teresa Ebie
400 pages (color)
A Grand Tradition: The Art and Artists of the Hoosier Salon, 1925-1990
1993
Newton, Judith/Carol Weiss
479 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary
1985
Dawdy, Doris
1,184 pages
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index