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1891 New York City - 1987. Known for: Figure, coastal view, marine and landscape painting, teaching.
Edgar A, Whitney, A.W.S. spent twenty-five years in commercial art, including five years as art director at McCann-Erickson, before devoting himself full time to painting and teaching. He taught... Read full biography
Edgar A, Whitney, A.W.S. spent twenty-five years in commercial art, including five years as art director at McCann-Erickson, before devoting himself full time to painting and teaching. He taught figure, portrait, and pictorial composition at Pratt Institute, lectured at New York University, and was... Read full biography
Edgar A, Whitney, A.W.S. spent twenty-five years in commercial art, including five years as art director at McCann-Erickson, before devoting himself full time to painting and teaching. He taught figure, portrait, and pictorial composition at Pratt Institute, lectured at New York University, and was a guest lecturer at the Columbia Graduates Club. In addition, he demonstrated and taught for art organizations throughout the United States. Around 1958, Mr. Whitney taught in the New York... Read full biography
Edgar A, Whitney, A.W.S. spent twenty-five years in commercial art, including five years as art director at McCann-Erickson, before devoting himself full time to painting and teaching. He taught figure, portrait, and pictorial composition at Pratt Institute, lectured at New York University, and was a guest lecturer at the Columbia Graduates Club. In addition, he demonstrated and taught for art organizations throughout the United States. Around 1958, Mr. Whitney taught in the New York metropolitan area in spring and fall and conducted his "Whitney Watercolor Tours Through New England" in summer, and lectured in the South and West in the Winter. Edgar A Whitney was a contributing editor to American Artist and is the author of the article on... Read full biography
Edgar A, Whitney, A.W.S. spent twenty-five years in commercial art, including five years as art director at McCann-Erickson, before devoting himself full time to painting and teaching. He taught figure, portrait, and pictorial composition at Pratt Institute, lectured at New York University, and was a guest lecturer at the Columbia Graduates Club. In addition, he demonstrated and taught for art organizations throughout the United States. Around 1958, Mr. Whitney taught in the New York metropolitan area in spring and fall and conducted his "Whitney Watercolor Tours Through New England" in summer, and lectured in the South and West in the Winter. Edgar A Whitney was a contributing editor to American Artist and is the author of the article on watercolor and casein painting in the Grolier Encyclopedia. A film short by Universal Films, titled W... Read full biography
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Keywords (28)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Art Students League, New York
- •Hudson Valley Art Association
Art Teacher
- •Charles Hawthorne
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Columbia University Art Department, Student
- •Cooper Union Art School, Cooper School of Design, Student
- •Grand Central School of Art, Student
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Emily Lowe Memorial Award, National Academy of Design
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •Audubon Society of Artists
- •Hudson Valley Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York