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1914 Toronto, Canada - 2001. Known for: Landscape, seascape, still life and portrait painting, teaching.
The following information was submitted by Lisa Wilks Schliff, daughter of the artist:. Ben Wilks: 1914 - 2001. PERSONAL. Toronto, Canada. Immigrated to Los Angeles, California as a child and became... Read full biography
The following information was submitted by Lisa Wilks Schliff, daughter of the artist:. Ben Wilks: 1914 - 2001. PERSONAL. Toronto, Canada. Immigrated to Los Angeles, California as a child and became a naturalized citizen of the U.S. GENRES. landscapes, seascapes, still lifes, portraiture. FORMAL... Read full biography
The following information was submitted by Lisa Wilks Schliff, daughter of the artist:. Ben Wilks: 1914 - 2001. PERSONAL. Toronto, Canada. Immigrated to Los Angeles, California as a child and became a naturalized citizen of the U.S. GENRES. landscapes, seascapes, still lifes, portraiture. FORMAL EDUCATION . Studied at the Howard Jepson Institute of Art in Los Angeles in the late 1940's-early 1950's. GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST. Southern California, Big Sur, Taxco, Mexico, Tijuana,... Read full biography
The following information was submitted by Lisa Wilks Schliff, daughter of the artist:. Ben Wilks: 1914 - 2001. PERSONAL. Toronto, Canada. Immigrated to Los Angeles, California as a child and became a naturalized citizen of the U.S. GENRES. landscapes, seascapes, still lifes, portraiture. FORMAL EDUCATION . Studied at the Howard Jepson Institute of Art in Los Angeles in the late 1940's-early 1950's. GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST. Southern California, Big Sur, Taxco, Mexico, Tijuana, Mexico. ART MOVEMENTS OF SPECIAL INFLUENCE. Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism, Western Art. RELEVANT PERSONAL BACKGROUND. Mr. Wilks entered the U.S. Army ROTC during World War II and attained the level of Captain. During that time he married Emily... Read full biography
The following information was submitted by Lisa Wilks Schliff, daughter of the artist:. Ben Wilks: 1914 - 2001. PERSONAL. Toronto, Canada. Immigrated to Los Angeles, California as a child and became a naturalized citizen of the U.S. GENRES. landscapes, seascapes, still lifes, portraiture. FORMAL EDUCATION . Studied at the Howard Jepson Institute of Art in Los Angeles in the late 1940's-early 1950's. GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST. Southern California, Big Sur, Taxco, Mexico, Tijuana, Mexico. ART MOVEMENTS OF SPECIAL INFLUENCE. Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism, Western Art. RELEVANT PERSONAL BACKGROUND. Mr. Wilks entered the U.S. Army ROTC during World War II and attained the level of Captain. During that time he married Emily Loveman and they had their first daughter, Diana, in 1945.&nb... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Created Own Frames, Custom Framing
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
- •Screenprinting, Serigraphy, Silkscreen
Art Style
- •Realism/Semi Impressionism
Art Subject
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Mexico and/or Central America
Art School
- •Howard Jepson Institute of Art, Student
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition of State Fair
- •Arizona State Fair