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1879 Memphis, Tennessee - 1962 Kentfield, California. Known for: Landscape, seascape and still life painting, teaching.
An impressionist landscape painter, carver, etcher and teacher, George Demont Otis maintained studios in Chicago, Colorado and California, living most of his career on the West Coast. Otis was born... Read full biography
An impressionist landscape painter, carver, etcher and teacher, George Demont Otis maintained studios in Chicago, Colorado and California, living most of his career on the West Coast. Otis was born in Memphis, Tennessee where he was orphaned at age six and was raised by his grandmother in Chicago.... Read full biography
An impressionist landscape painter, carver, etcher and teacher, George Demont Otis maintained studios in Chicago, Colorado and California, living most of his career on the West Coast. Otis was born in Memphis, Tennessee where he was orphaned at age six and was raised by his grandmother in Chicago. By age fourteen, he was enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago and showed early talent, especially with meticulous architectural drawings of Chicago buildings. One of the teachers was so impressed... Read full biography
An impressionist landscape painter, carver, etcher and teacher, George Demont Otis maintained studios in Chicago, Colorado and California, living most of his career on the West Coast. Otis was born in Memphis, Tennessee where he was orphaned at age six and was raised by his grandmother in Chicago. By age fourteen, he was enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago and showed early talent, especially with meticulous architectural drawings of Chicago buildings. One of the teachers was so impressed with his talent that she arranged for him to meet a United States Senator, who in turn provided Otis with a full scholarship to the Institute. After finishing at the Institute, Otis enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts with John Vanderpoel. He... Read full biography
An impressionist landscape painter, carver, etcher and teacher, George Demont Otis maintained studios in Chicago, Colorado and California, living most of his career on the West Coast. Otis was born in Memphis, Tennessee where he was orphaned at age six and was raised by his grandmother in Chicago. By age fourteen, he was enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago and showed early talent, especially with meticulous architectural drawings of Chicago buildings. One of the teachers was so impressed with his talent that she arranged for him to meet a United States Senator, who in turn provided Otis with a full scholarship to the Institute. After finishing at the Institute, Otis enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts with John Vanderpoel. He also trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and in New York City at Cooper Union, the Art Students League and the National... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Art Design
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
- •Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
- •Wood Carving and/or Engraving
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Gouache
- •Oil Paint
- •Stained Glass Design, Restoration, Crafting
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Chinatown in Any North American City
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Desert Landscape
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Spanish Missions, California
- •Still Life
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •California Before 1940
- •Catalina Island
- •Grand Canyon, Arizona
- •Monterey, Carmel California
- •Mount Tamalpais, California
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Taos, New Mexico Before 1940
Art Association
- •American Artists Professional League
- •Art Students League, New York
- •California Art Club-
- •Chicago Society of Artists
- •Laguna Beach Art Association
- •Palette & Chisel Club, Chicago
- •Pen and Brush Club, New York
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Society of Western Artists (1939-Present)-
Art Teacher
- •Robert Henri
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Cape Cod School of Art, Student
- •Chicago Academy/School of Fine Arts, Student
- •Cooper Union Art School, Cooper School of Design, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Morton H. Fleischer Collection
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Artists Professional League-
- •Chicago Society of Artists-
- •Palette & Chisel Club, Chicago-
- •Society of Western Artists (1939-Present)
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago