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1915 Wilmington, North Carolina - 1997 Wilmington, North Carolina. Known for: Marine genre and figure, landscape.
From North Carolina, Claude Howell was a painter in realist but not photo-real style of marine genre, especially fishermen and docks, and expansive seascapes. Before beginning to work, he made many... Read full biography
From North Carolina, Claude Howell was a painter in realist but not photo-real style of marine genre, especially fishermen and docks, and expansive seascapes. Before beginning to work, he made many sketches and notes about the light, color, and subjects. Howell was fully devoted to fine art... Read full biography
From North Carolina, Claude Howell was a painter in realist but not photo-real style of marine genre, especially fishermen and docks, and expansive seascapes. Before beginning to work, he made many sketches and notes about the light, color, and subjects. Howell was fully devoted to fine art painting and took odd jobs to support that interest. His only formal education was high school, but because of the regard in which he was held, he was hired to be head of the Art Department at UNC-Wilmington... Read full biography
From North Carolina, Claude Howell was a painter in realist but not photo-real style of marine genre, especially fishermen and docks, and expansive seascapes. Before beginning to work, he made many sketches and notes about the light, color, and subjects. Howell was fully devoted to fine art painting and took odd jobs to support that interest. His only formal education was high school, but because of the regard in which he was held, he was hired to be head of the Art Department at UNC-Wilmington when it became a four-year college. He taught there for twenty-one years before retiring in 1981. Exhibition venues include The Corcoran Gallery, Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as Wake Forest University. He was a lifelong supporter of the arts... Read full biography
From North Carolina, Claude Howell was a painter in realist but not photo-real style of marine genre, especially fishermen and docks, and expansive seascapes. Before beginning to work, he made many sketches and notes about the light, color, and subjects. Howell was fully devoted to fine art painting and took odd jobs to support that interest. His only formal education was high school, but because of the regard in which he was held, he was hired to be head of the Art Department at UNC-Wilmington when it became a four-year college. He taught there for twenty-one years before retiring in 1981. Exhibition venues include The Corcoran Gallery, Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as Wake Forest University. He was a lifelong supporter of the arts in North Carolina---teaching, encouraging, and collecting. Source:. Website of Wake Forest University... Read full biography
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About Claude Howell: Keywords
Keywords (21)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
Art Association
- •Southern States Art League
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Miniature Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Southern States Art League Annual
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art