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1906 Oakland, California - 1997. Known for: Modernist town-landscape, machines and marine painting.
Submitted by Nancy Moure, Independent Art Researcher. Post, George Booth Root (1906-1997) (Lived in Bay Area, CA). “Watercolorist, painter, and educator. George Booth Root, III, was born at his... Read full biography
Submitted by Nancy Moure, Independent Art Researcher. Post, George Booth Root (1906-1997) (Lived in Bay Area, CA). “Watercolorist, painter, and educator. George Booth Root, III, was born at his grandfather's ranch in Oakland, California. In 1915 his mother, Ruth Godfrey Root, and step-father,... Read full biography
Submitted by Nancy Moure, Independent Art Researcher. Post, George Booth Root (1906-1997) (Lived in Bay Area, CA). “Watercolorist, painter, and educator. George Booth Root, III, was born at his grandfather's ranch in Oakland, California. In 1915 his mother, Ruth Godfrey Root, and step-father, Walter Post, and George moved to Nevada. There his mother changed his surname to Post. As an adult he used George Booth Root Post. He showed an interest in drawing at age five. He started formal art... Read full biography
Submitted by Nancy Moure, Independent Art Researcher. Post, George Booth Root (1906-1997) (Lived in Bay Area, CA). “Watercolorist, painter, and educator. George Booth Root, III, was born at his grandfather's ranch in Oakland, California. In 1915 his mother, Ruth Godfrey Root, and step-father, Walter Post, and George moved to Nevada. There his mother changed his surname to Post. As an adult he used George Booth Root Post. He showed an interest in drawing at age five. He started formal art classes in high school. His art instructor saw that he had considerable natural talent and George received a scholarship. He began his two and one half year education at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco in 1924. There he was introduced... Read full biography
Submitted by Nancy Moure, Independent Art Researcher. Post, George Booth Root (1906-1997) (Lived in Bay Area, CA). “Watercolorist, painter, and educator. George Booth Root, III, was born at his grandfather's ranch in Oakland, California. In 1915 his mother, Ruth Godfrey Root, and step-father, Walter Post, and George moved to Nevada. There his mother changed his surname to Post. As an adult he used George Booth Root Post. He showed an interest in drawing at age five. He started formal art classes in high school. His art instructor saw that he had considerable natural talent and George received a scholarship. He began his two and one half year education at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco in 1924. There he was introduced to painting en plein air. In 1927 George left the school and sought... Read full biography
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Keywords (39)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •California Style
- •Geometric Abstraction, Linear, Grids, Hard Edge
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mining Scenes, Mining Towns, Miners
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Catalina Island
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •California Watercolor Society
- •San Francisco Art Association-
Art School
- •California College of the Arts (and Crafts), Teacher
- •California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Mural Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •California Watercolor Society-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •San Francisco Art Association
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York