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Born 1935 Nebraska. Known for: Landscape, still life and harbors painting.
Duane Alt came upon his fascination with French Impressionism* in a somewhat indirect way. During his high school years he worked after school, and on weekends, mixing paints for the scenery painters... Read full biography
Duane Alt came upon his fascination with French Impressionism* in a somewhat indirect way. During his high school years he worked after school, and on weekends, mixing paints for the scenery painters at the various Hollywood film studios. While still a teenager, he began his formal art studies at... Read full biography
Duane Alt came upon his fascination with French Impressionism* in a somewhat indirect way. During his high school years he worked after school, and on weekends, mixing paints for the scenery painters at the various Hollywood film studios. While still a teenager, he began his formal art studies at the Chouinard Art Institute* in Los Angeles. Upon finishing his studies at Chouinard, he was employed as an artist for Walt Disney. He progressed over the next 25 years in the film industry becoming an... Read full biography
Duane Alt came upon his fascination with French Impressionism* in a somewhat indirect way. During his high school years he worked after school, and on weekends, mixing paints for the scenery painters at the various Hollywood film studios. While still a teenager, he began his formal art studies at the Chouinard Art Institute* in Los Angeles. Upon finishing his studies at Chouinard, he was employed as an artist for Walt Disney. He progressed over the next 25 years in the film industry becoming an art director and production designer with MGM, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Brothers Studios. Alt worked with such well known Hollywood directors as Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kramer, and Irwin Allen. During part of that time, Alt also taught art at... Read full biography
Duane Alt came upon his fascination with French Impressionism* in a somewhat indirect way. During his high school years he worked after school, and on weekends, mixing paints for the scenery painters at the various Hollywood film studios. While still a teenager, he began his formal art studies at the Chouinard Art Institute* in Los Angeles. Upon finishing his studies at Chouinard, he was employed as an artist for Walt Disney. He progressed over the next 25 years in the film industry becoming an art director and production designer with MGM, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Brothers Studios. Alt worked with such well known Hollywood directors as Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kramer, and Irwin Allen. During part of that time, Alt also taught art at Chouinard, finding the time in his busy schedule to teach a few art classes in between his studio work.... Read full biography
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Keywords (15)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Harbor, Harbour View
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Barbizon, France
Art School
- •Chouinard Art Institute, CalArts, Student
- •Chouinard Art Institute, CalArts, Teacher
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Walt Disney Studio Artist, Productions/Commissioned