Page loaded successfully. Showing keywords for Guy Irving Anderson.
Artist Keywords
Keywords page for Guy Irving Anderson ((1906 - 1998)), known for Abstract expressionist and male nude figure painting, assemblages, teaching. Showing associated keywords and tags.
Guy Irving Anderson KEYWORDS
1906 Edmonds, Washington - 1998 La Conner, Washington. Known for: Abstract expressionist and male nude figure painting, assemblages, teaching.
Guy Anderson (November 20, 1906-1998), born in Edmonds, Washington, was an American Abstract Expressionismist* painter. Along with Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, William Cumming, and Mark Tobey,... Read full biography
Guy Anderson (November 20, 1906-1998), born in Edmonds, Washington, was an American Abstract Expressionismist* painter. Along with Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, William Cumming, and Mark Tobey, Anderson was identified in a Life magazine article as one of the "northwest mystics," also known as... Read full biography
Guy Anderson (November 20, 1906-1998), born in Edmonds, Washington, was an American Abstract Expressionismist* painter. Along with Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, William Cumming, and Mark Tobey, Anderson was identified in a Life magazine article as one of the "northwest mystics," also known as the Northwest School. Anderson grew up in a semi-rural setting north from Seattle, and some of his early paintings portrayed his family home. A piano was an important presence in that house. As a child... Read full biography
Guy Anderson (November 20, 1906-1998), born in Edmonds, Washington, was an American Abstract Expressionismist* painter. Along with Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, William Cumming, and Mark Tobey, Anderson was identified in a Life magazine article as one of the "northwest mystics," also known as the Northwest School. Anderson grew up in a semi-rural setting north from Seattle, and some of his early paintings portrayed his family home. A piano was an important presence in that house. As a child he used to commute to the Seattle Public Library by bus to study their art books. In 1929, he won a Tiffany Foundation scholarship* and spent the summer studying at the Tiffany estate on Long Island, New York. That year he also met the painter Morris... Read full biography
Guy Anderson (November 20, 1906-1998), born in Edmonds, Washington, was an American Abstract Expressionismist* painter. Along with Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, William Cumming, and Mark Tobey, Anderson was identified in a Life magazine article as one of the "northwest mystics," also known as the Northwest School. Anderson grew up in a semi-rural setting north from Seattle, and some of his early paintings portrayed his family home. A piano was an important presence in that house. As a child he used to commute to the Seattle Public Library by bus to study their art books. In 1929, he won a Tiffany Foundation scholarship* and spent the summer studying at the Tiffany estate on Long Island, New York. That year he also met the painter Morris Graves, and they became lifelong friends. At one time these two traveled together to California, and they also spent time paintin... Read full biography
Guy Irving Anderson - Artist Info
About Guy Irving Anderson: Keywords
Keywords (26)
Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sketch, Sketching
Art Media
- •Assemblage
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Tempera
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Folk Art, Naive, Primitive
- •Naive, Childlike, Intuitive
Art Subject
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Nude Male Figure
- •Still Life
Art School
- •Spokane Art Center, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
- •Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, Fellowship
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
Art Movement
- •Northwest School (Seattle Area)
Exhibition of Museum
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting