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1892 Franklin Grove, Illinois - 1971 Hollywood, California. Known for: Landscape, coastals, portrait, western.
John Anthony Conner (1892-1971) (Eagle Rock) . “John Anthony Conner first saw the light of day in Chicago, Illinois. Like Topsy, he ‘just growed,’ but with this vast difference, he just grew up with... Read full biography
John Anthony Conner (1892-1971) (Eagle Rock) . “John Anthony Conner first saw the light of day in Chicago, Illinois. Like Topsy, he ‘just growed,’ but with this vast difference, he just grew up with art, and there was plenty of the right kind of artistic nourishment to keep him growing,... Read full biography
John Anthony Conner (1892-1971) (Eagle Rock) . “John Anthony Conner first saw the light of day in Chicago, Illinois. Like Topsy, he ‘just growed,’ but with this vast difference, he just grew up with art, and there was plenty of the right kind of artistic nourishment to keep him growing, artistically, for a long time. His father died when he was four years old, and he was sent to live with his maternal grandfather. Of these early days, he says, ‘My boyhood was spent with grandfather, Charles L.... Read full biography
John Anthony Conner (1892-1971) (Eagle Rock) . “John Anthony Conner first saw the light of day in Chicago, Illinois. Like Topsy, he ‘just growed,’ but with this vast difference, he just grew up with art, and there was plenty of the right kind of artistic nourishment to keep him growing, artistically, for a long time. His father died when he was four years old, and he was sent to live with his maternal grandfather. Of these early days, he says, ‘My boyhood was spent with grandfather, Charles L. Anthony, of Adams, Massachusetts, who said I began to draw when big enough to hold a pencil. ‘Gramp’ encouraged me to the extent of fitting out a small room off his study as my ‘studio’ and supplying water colors, charcoal, and a large roll of paper.... Read full biography
John Anthony Conner (1892-1971) (Eagle Rock) . “John Anthony Conner first saw the light of day in Chicago, Illinois. Like Topsy, he ‘just growed,’ but with this vast difference, he just grew up with art, and there was plenty of the right kind of artistic nourishment to keep him growing, artistically, for a long time. His father died when he was four years old, and he was sent to live with his maternal grandfather. Of these early days, he says, ‘My boyhood was spent with grandfather, Charles L. Anthony, of Adams, Massachusetts, who said I began to draw when big enough to hold a pencil. ‘Gramp’ encouraged me to the extent of fitting out a small room off his study as my ‘studio’ and supplying water colors, charcoal, and a large roll of paper. ‘He was writing the genealogy of the Anthony family, and his manuscript on the life of Gilbert Stuart (famous Revolutionary portrait pai... Read full biography
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Keywords (23)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Style
- •Contemporary Impressionism, After 1940
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Desert Landscape
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •San Juan Capistrano Mission
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Spanish Missions, California
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty