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1902 Boston - 1973. Known for: Mod streets, flower, bird painting.
Tonsberg was born in Boston on February 3, 1902 and was trained in her native city, where she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Then in New York City she studied at the Art... Read full biography
Tonsberg was born in Boston on February 3, 1902 and was trained in her native city, where she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Then in New York City she studied at the Art Students League under William McNulty (1884-1963), where he taught, beginning in 1931. Leon Kroll... Read full biography
Tonsberg was born in Boston on February 3, 1902 and was trained in her native city, where she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Then in New York City she studied at the Art Students League under William McNulty (1884-1963), where he taught, beginning in 1931. Leon Kroll (1884-1974) was her teacher at the National Academy of Design. There, some of Kroll's superb skills as a draftsman and figure painter would have rubbed off. Tonsberg was active in several Massachusetts... Read full biography
Tonsberg was born in Boston on February 3, 1902 and was trained in her native city, where she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Then in New York City she studied at the Art Students League under William McNulty (1884-1963), where he taught, beginning in 1931. Leon Kroll (1884-1974) was her teacher at the National Academy of Design. There, some of Kroll's superb skills as a draftsman and figure painter would have rubbed off. Tonsberg was active in several Massachusetts arts organizations: the Rockport Art Association, the Gloucester Society of Artists, the Guild of Boston Artists, and the North Shore Arts Association. At the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1933 Tonsberg exhibited Wet Evening, Copley Square.... Read full biography
Tonsberg was born in Boston on February 3, 1902 and was trained in her native city, where she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Then in New York City she studied at the Art Students League under William McNulty (1884-1963), where he taught, beginning in 1931. Leon Kroll (1884-1974) was her teacher at the National Academy of Design. There, some of Kroll's superb skills as a draftsman and figure painter would have rubbed off. Tonsberg was active in several Massachusetts arts organizations: the Rockport Art Association, the Gloucester Society of Artists, the Guild of Boston Artists, and the North Shore Arts Association. At the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1933 Tonsberg exhibited Wet Evening, Copley Square. In 1934 she showed Rainy Night, Boston and Indian Pipes at the PAFA, while A... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Still Life
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Cape Ann, Massachusetts: Gloucester, Rockport, North Shore
- •Rockport, Massachusetts
Art Association
- •Boston Art Club
- •North Shore Art Association, Gloucester-
- •Rockport Art Association-
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
- •School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Bird Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •North Shore Art Association, Gloucester
- •Rockport Art Association
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts