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1902 Montclair, New Jersey - 1999 San Francisco, California. Known for: Genre-marine, landscape, portrait.
John Langley Howard was born in Montclair, NJ on Feb. 5, 1902. Howard was brought to California by his parents as an infant. After majoring in English and engineering at UC, he enrolled at the... Read full biography
John Langley Howard was born in Montclair, NJ on Feb. 5, 1902. Howard was brought to California by his parents as an infant. After majoring in English and engineering at UC, he enrolled at the California College of Arts & Crafts (Oakland), and then continued at Art Students League in NYC under... Read full biography
John Langley Howard was born in Montclair, NJ on Feb. 5, 1902. Howard was brought to California by his parents as an infant. After majoring in English and engineering at UC, he enrolled at the California College of Arts & Crafts (Oakland), and then continued at Art Students League in NYC under Kenneth Hayes Miller. Returning to California in 1926, he held his first exhibition at San Francisco's Modern Gallery. Shortly after his return, he and his wife bought a house in Monterey and spent many... Read full biography
John Langley Howard was born in Montclair, NJ on Feb. 5, 1902. Howard was brought to California by his parents as an infant. After majoring in English and engineering at UC, he enrolled at the California College of Arts & Crafts (Oakland), and then continued at Art Students League in NYC under Kenneth Hayes Miller. Returning to California in 1926, he held his first exhibition at San Francisco's Modern Gallery. Shortly after his return, he and his wife bought a house in Monterey and spent many years there. Howard was active as an artist until a few years before his demise in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 1999. Originally inspired by the landscapes of Cézanne, his work evolved into Social Realism during the 1930s; however, in the early 1940s he... Read full biography
John Langley Howard was born in Montclair, NJ on Feb. 5, 1902. Howard was brought to California by his parents as an infant. After majoring in English and engineering at UC, he enrolled at the California College of Arts & Crafts (Oakland), and then continued at Art Students League in NYC under Kenneth Hayes Miller. Returning to California in 1926, he held his first exhibition at San Francisco's Modern Gallery. Shortly after his return, he and his wife bought a house in Monterey and spent many years there. Howard was active as an artist until a few years before his demise in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 1999. Originally inspired by the landscapes of Cézanne, his work evolved into Social Realism during the 1930s; however, in the early 1940s he returned to painting landscapes in a style of meticulous realism with symbolic overtones. M. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in... Read full biography
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Keywords (49)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Social Realism
- •Still Life
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Monterey, Carmel California
Art Association
- •Carmel Art Association
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Coit Tower Muralist, San Francisco
- •Genre Specialty
- •Miniature Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •Carmel Art Association-
- •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 of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Phillips Mill in New Hope, Pennslyvania