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1882 Grand Rapids, Michigan - 1934 Truro, Massachusetts. Known for: Industry, figure and portrait painting, illustration.
The following is submitted by Katrina Beneker, granddaughter of the artist, August 2003. In 1905, Gerrit Beneker began his art career as an illustrator. He married Flora Judd, his high school... Read full biography
The following is submitted by Katrina Beneker, granddaughter of the artist, August 2003. In 1905, Gerrit Beneker began his art career as an illustrator. He married Flora Judd, his high school sweetheart from Grand Rapids and they moved to Brooklyn, NY. Gerrit's early passion was to create an art... Read full biography
The following is submitted by Katrina Beneker, granddaughter of the artist, August 2003. In 1905, Gerrit Beneker began his art career as an illustrator. He married Flora Judd, his high school sweetheart from Grand Rapids and they moved to Brooklyn, NY. Gerrit's early passion was to create an art that would inspire and provide honor to the workingman. As such, he had no interest in painting portraits of pretty women, which were so often seen on the magazine covers of the day. Rather he wanted to... Read full biography
The following is submitted by Katrina Beneker, granddaughter of the artist, August 2003. In 1905, Gerrit Beneker began his art career as an illustrator. He married Flora Judd, his high school sweetheart from Grand Rapids and they moved to Brooklyn, NY. Gerrit's early passion was to create an art that would inspire and provide honor to the workingman. As such, he had no interest in painting portraits of pretty women, which were so often seen on the magazine covers of the day. Rather he wanted to seek out workingmen on the bridges, tunnels and skyscrapers of NYC, and paint them in their environments. He completed over 150 magazine covers, numerous ads including many for Ivory Soap and over 50 illustrations for magazine stories. Beneker was... Read full biography
The following is submitted by Katrina Beneker, granddaughter of the artist, August 2003. In 1905, Gerrit Beneker began his art career as an illustrator. He married Flora Judd, his high school sweetheart from Grand Rapids and they moved to Brooklyn, NY. Gerrit's early passion was to create an art that would inspire and provide honor to the workingman. As such, he had no interest in painting portraits of pretty women, which were so often seen on the magazine covers of the day. Rather he wanted to seek out workingmen on the bridges, tunnels and skyscrapers of NYC, and paint them in their environments. He completed over 150 magazine covers, numerous ads including many for Ivory Soap and over 50 illustrations for magazine stories. Beneker was an idealist and an optimist. His early work reflects his connection to the hope and industrial energy of early 20th century America. In 19... Read full biography
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Keywords (53)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Industrial Scenes, Factories, Labor Genre and Figure
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Boston Before 1900
- •Cape Ann, Massachusetts: Gloucester, Rockport, North Shore
- •Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
Art Association
- •American Artists Professional League
- •Boston Art Club
- •Provincetown Art Association-
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •Charles Hawthorne
- •Frank Vincent DuMond
- •John Vanderpoel
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Cape Cod School of Art, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •HARPER'S WEEKLY, BAZAAR, MONTHLY Illustrator/Photos
- •LESLIE'S WEEKLY, NEW YORK NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATOR
- •SCRIBNER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Artists Professional League-
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Provincetown Art Association
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Detroit Institute of Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts