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1907 Dallas, Texas - 1979 Westport, Connecticut. Known for: Streetscape and marine painting, children's book illustrator, animation.
Note from Loren T. Bieg. I was 7 or 8 years old when I met Hardie Gramatky. He lived at the top of the Roseville Road hill where I rode my Schwinn bicycle in Westport, Connecticut. I think I must... Read full biography
Note from Loren T. Bieg. I was 7 or 8 years old when I met Hardie Gramatky. He lived at the top of the Roseville Road hill where I rode my Schwinn bicycle in Westport, Connecticut. I think I must have first met him at the Westport Book Fair where he came year after year to sign his books. But, what... Read full biography
Note from Loren T. Bieg. I was 7 or 8 years old when I met Hardie Gramatky. He lived at the top of the Roseville Road hill where I rode my Schwinn bicycle in Westport, Connecticut. I think I must have first met him at the Westport Book Fair where he came year after year to sign his books. But, what impressed me as a little boy was that I immediately felt that I could stop by his home any time, which my brother and I did on our bicycles. He would always take an interest in what we were doing and... Read full biography
Note from Loren T. Bieg. I was 7 or 8 years old when I met Hardie Gramatky. He lived at the top of the Roseville Road hill where I rode my Schwinn bicycle in Westport, Connecticut. I think I must have first met him at the Westport Book Fair where he came year after year to sign his books. But, what impressed me as a little boy was that I immediately felt that I could stop by his home any time, which my brother and I did on our bicycles. He would always take an interest in what we were doing and spend time talking with us. On Halloween night in 1977, I knocked on his door dressed as R2D2, a costume I had spent hours building myself. I still remember being invited into his home and the look of amazement on his face as he commended me on the... Read full biography
Note from Loren T. Bieg. I was 7 or 8 years old when I met Hardie Gramatky. He lived at the top of the Roseville Road hill where I rode my Schwinn bicycle in Westport, Connecticut. I think I must have first met him at the Westport Book Fair where he came year after year to sign his books. But, what impressed me as a little boy was that I immediately felt that I could stop by his home any time, which my brother and I did on our bicycles. He would always take an interest in what we were doing and spend time talking with us. On Halloween night in 1977, I knocked on his door dressed as R2D2, a costume I had spent hours building myself. I still remember being invited into his home and the look of amazement on his face as he commended me on the "engineering" involved in its construction. He made me feel special. However... Read full biography
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Keywords (48)
Art Method
- •Animation, Animator
- •Children's Book, Juvenile Literature Illustration
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •California Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Catalina Island
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Audubon Society of Artists-
- •California Art Club-
- •California Watercolor Society
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •New York Water Color Club, Society-
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art School
- •Chouinard Art Institute, CalArts, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Cartoon Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Miniature Specialty
- •Walt Disney Studio Artist, Productions/Commissioned
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •California Art Club
- •California Watercolor Society-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts