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1922 Dorchester, Massachusetts - 2012. Known for: Portrait, figure and landscape painting.
Following is the Obituary of George Augusta, published in the Boston Globe, February 5, 2013. Augusta, George Vance Jr.Renowned American portrait artist, died peacefully in his sleep on December 31,... Read full biography
Following is the Obituary of George Augusta, published in the Boston Globe, February 5, 2013. Augusta, George Vance Jr.Renowned American portrait artist, died peacefully in his sleep on December 31, 2012. Born on July 3, 1922 in Dorchester MA, George attended Boston Latin School before enlisting in... Read full biography
Following is the Obituary of George Augusta, published in the Boston Globe, February 5, 2013. Augusta, George Vance Jr.Renowned American portrait artist, died peacefully in his sleep on December 31, 2012. Born on July 3, 1922 in Dorchester MA, George attended Boston Latin School before enlisting in the Army at the start of WWII. Versed in several languages, George was assigned to the Army's Signal Intelligence Service, trained as a cryptanalyst in England, and was sent to North Africa and the... Read full biography
Following is the Obituary of George Augusta, published in the Boston Globe, February 5, 2013. Augusta, George Vance Jr.Renowned American portrait artist, died peacefully in his sleep on December 31, 2012. Born on July 3, 1922 in Dorchester MA, George attended Boston Latin School before enlisting in the Army at the start of WWII. Versed in several languages, George was assigned to the Army's Signal Intelligence Service, trained as a cryptanalyst in England, and was sent to North Africa and the Mediterranean theater to work on deciphering German Luftwaffe codes in preparation for the Allied invasion of Italy. After the war Mr. Augusta returned to Boston and studied for three years under Ernest Lee Major (1864-1950), an original member of the... Read full biography
Following is the Obituary of George Augusta, published in the Boston Globe, February 5, 2013. Augusta, George Vance Jr.Renowned American portrait artist, died peacefully in his sleep on December 31, 2012. Born on July 3, 1922 in Dorchester MA, George attended Boston Latin School before enlisting in the Army at the start of WWII. Versed in several languages, George was assigned to the Army's Signal Intelligence Service, trained as a cryptanalyst in England, and was sent to North Africa and the Mediterranean theater to work on deciphering German Luftwaffe codes in preparation for the Allied invasion of Italy. After the war Mr. Augusta returned to Boston and studied for three years under Ernest Lee Major (1864-1950), an original member of the "Boston School" of painting. George Augusta enjoyed a highly successful 60 year career as a portrait and landsc... Read full biography
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Keywords (20)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Portraits: Notables, Society, Celebrity, Historical and/or Royalty
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Africa
- •England, London Great Britain After 1900
Art Association
- •Guild of Boston Artists
Art Teacher
- •Ernest Lee Major
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Nude Figure Specialty
- •Portrait Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Copley Society of Boston
- •Guild of Boston Artists-