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1887 Chapman, Kansas - 1970 New City, Rockland County, New York. Known for: Figure, landscape, still life easel and mural painting.
Born Chapman, Sept. 30, 1887; died New York, NY, Dec. 8, 1970. Painter. Ceramist. Lithographer. Illustrator. Muralist. Teacher. After graduating from Stanford University, CA in 1910, Poor spent a... Read full biography
Born Chapman, Sept. 30, 1887; died New York, NY, Dec. 8, 1970. Painter. Ceramist. Lithographer. Illustrator. Muralist. Teacher. After graduating from Stanford University, CA in 1910, Poor spent a year in Europe studying at the Slade Art School in London with Walter Sickert, and at the Academié... Read full biography
Born Chapman, Sept. 30, 1887; died New York, NY, Dec. 8, 1970. Painter. Ceramist. Lithographer. Illustrator. Muralist. Teacher. After graduating from Stanford University, CA in 1910, Poor spent a year in Europe studying at the Slade Art School in London with Walter Sickert, and at the Academié Julian in Paris with John Paul Laurens in 1911. From Paris he moved to Rome and was a resident artist at the American Academy. He returned to California and taught at Stanford from 1911-1914 and at the... Read full biography
Born Chapman, Sept. 30, 1887; died New York, NY, Dec. 8, 1970. Painter. Ceramist. Lithographer. Illustrator. Muralist. Teacher. After graduating from Stanford University, CA in 1910, Poor spent a year in Europe studying at the Slade Art School in London with Walter Sickert, and at the Academié Julian in Paris with John Paul Laurens in 1911. From Paris he moved to Rome and was a resident artist at the American Academy. He returned to California and taught at Stanford from 1911-1914 and at the California School of Fine Arts and the San Francisco Art Association from 1915- 1918. During WWI he served as a camofleur in France and was transferred to the regular war art staff before the armistice was signed. Here he produced watercolors, drawings... Read full biography
Born Chapman, Sept. 30, 1887; died New York, NY, Dec. 8, 1970. Painter. Ceramist. Lithographer. Illustrator. Muralist. Teacher. After graduating from Stanford University, CA in 1910, Poor spent a year in Europe studying at the Slade Art School in London with Walter Sickert, and at the Academié Julian in Paris with John Paul Laurens in 1911. From Paris he moved to Rome and was a resident artist at the American Academy. He returned to California and taught at Stanford from 1911-1914 and at the California School of Fine Arts and the San Francisco Art Association from 1915- 1918. During WWI he served as a camofleur in France and was transferred to the regular war art staff before the armistice was signed. Here he produced watercolors, drawings and lithographs from the war. After the war, he moved to New York. He had a one-man painting exhibition at the Kevorkian Gal. SOURCES:. Susan Craig,... Read full biography
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Keywords (64)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Charcoal
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Self-Portrait
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Still Life
- •Underwater, Marine Imagery, Fish, Aquatic Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Alaska Before 1940
- •California Before 1940
- •England, London Great Britain After 1900
- •Pacific Northwest Before 1900
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
- •Texas Before 1940
Art Association
- •California Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •San Francisco Art Association-
Art Teacher
- •Jean Paul Laurens
- •Lucien Simon
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Broadmoor Art Academy, Teacher
- •Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Student
- •Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Teacher
- •Slade School of Art, London, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Carol Beck Gold Medal, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
- •Norman Wait Harris Silver Medal, Chicago Art Institute
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Anna and Frank Hall Collection, Sheldon Gallery, Lincoln
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •Snowscene Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Del Monte Art Gallery, Monterey
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition of Art Association
- •California Art Club
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Institute of Arts and Letters
- •San Francisco Art Association
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts