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1898 Horby, Sweden - 1988. Known for: Landscape, botanics, houses, figure and genre painting, teaching.
Carl Gustaf Simon Nelson (1898 - 1988). A painter, graphic artist and teacher whose paintingfocus was color and content landscapes, Nelson at age five immigrated with his family to Sioux City, Iowa... Read full biography
Carl Gustaf Simon Nelson (1898 - 1988). A painter, graphic artist and teacher whose paintingfocus was color and content landscapes, Nelson at age five immigrated with his family to Sioux City, Iowa from Sweden in 1903. He studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts* from 1920 to 1921, then at the... Read full biography
Carl Gustaf Simon Nelson (1898 - 1988). A painter, graphic artist and teacher whose paintingfocus was color and content landscapes, Nelson at age five immigrated with his family to Sioux City, Iowa from Sweden in 1903. He studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts* from 1920 to 1921, then at the Art Students League* in New York from 1923 to 1927 with Kimon Nicolaides and Kenneth Hayes Miller. He taught at the American Peoples School of New York, an adult education project; at the Cambridge... Read full biography
Carl Gustaf Simon Nelson (1898 - 1988). A painter, graphic artist and teacher whose paintingfocus was color and content landscapes, Nelson at age five immigrated with his family to Sioux City, Iowa from Sweden in 1903. He studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts* from 1920 to 1921, then at the Art Students League* in New York from 1923 to 1927 with Kimon Nicolaides and Kenneth Hayes Miller. He taught at the American Peoples School of New York, an adult education project; at the Cambridge School of Design from 1948 to 1952; and finally at the Boston YMCA until 1968. His work was exhibited at the Carnegie International*, the Whitney Museum Biennials, and the Art Institute of Chicago*, Macbeth Gallery* , Cambridge Art Association, among... Read full biography
Carl Gustaf Simon Nelson (1898 - 1988). A painter, graphic artist and teacher whose paintingfocus was color and content landscapes, Nelson at age five immigrated with his family to Sioux City, Iowa from Sweden in 1903. He studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts* from 1920 to 1921, then at the Art Students League* in New York from 1923 to 1927 with Kimon Nicolaides and Kenneth Hayes Miller. He taught at the American Peoples School of New York, an adult education project; at the Cambridge School of Design from 1948 to 1952; and finally at the Boston YMCA until 1968. His work was exhibited at the Carnegie International*, the Whitney Museum Biennials, and the Art Institute of Chicago*, Macbeth Gallery* , Cambridge Art Association, among others. In 1968 his art and studio on Cranberry Island, Maine, were the subjects for a short film, "Of... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Landscape
- •Still Life
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Art Association
- •Art Students League, New York
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •Kenneth Hayes Miller
- •Kimon Nicolaides
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Chicago Academy/School of Fine Arts, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Swedish
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •MacBeth Gallery, New York City
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •New York World's Fair, 1939-1940
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Artists Congress-
- •American Federation of Arts-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts