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1911 Galesburg, Illinois - 1966 Palm Beach, Florida. Known for: Regional scene and floral still life painting.
While he was a student at the Art Student's League in New York, Sharp met fellow artist Paul Crosthwaite, and the two became lifelong companions. Around 1935, they started spending summers in New... Read full biography
While he was a student at the Art Student's League in New York, Sharp met fellow artist Paul Crosthwaite, and the two became lifelong companions. Around 1935, they started spending summers in New Hope, moving there permanently shortly thereafter. Their apartment and studio was above the Solebury... Read full biography
While he was a student at the Art Student's League in New York, Sharp met fellow artist Paul Crosthwaite, and the two became lifelong companions. Around 1935, they started spending summers in New Hope, moving there permanently shortly thereafter. Their apartment and studio was above the Solebury National Bank, at the foot of the New Hope-Lambertville Bridge. The building was home to many of the New Hope artists, including Charles Ramsey and Henry Snell. Sharp actively participated in the... Read full biography
While he was a student at the Art Student's League in New York, Sharp met fellow artist Paul Crosthwaite, and the two became lifelong companions. Around 1935, they started spending summers in New Hope, moving there permanently shortly thereafter. Their apartment and studio was above the Solebury National Bank, at the foot of the New Hope-Lambertville Bridge. The building was home to many of the New Hope artists, including Charles Ramsey and Henry Snell. Sharp actively participated in the founding of the Bucks County Playhouse, and was involved in the WPA program. One of his New Hope paintings was used as the cover for The Saturday Evening Post, with an article on his painting inside the magazine. His exhibition at Milch Galleries in New... Read full biography
While he was a student at the Art Student's League in New York, Sharp met fellow artist Paul Crosthwaite, and the two became lifelong companions. Around 1935, they started spending summers in New Hope, moving there permanently shortly thereafter. Their apartment and studio was above the Solebury National Bank, at the foot of the New Hope-Lambertville Bridge. The building was home to many of the New Hope artists, including Charles Ramsey and Henry Snell. Sharp actively participated in the founding of the Bucks County Playhouse, and was involved in the WPA program. One of his New Hope paintings was used as the cover for The Saturday Evening Post, with an article on his painting inside the magazine. His exhibition at Milch Galleries in New York City, was favourably reviewed in the New York Times. Sharp and Crosthwaite moved to Pal... Read full biography
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Keywords (21)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Railroad Scenes, Railway Art
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
- •Still Life
Art Teacher
- •George Bridgman
- •Grant Wood
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
- •Stone City Art Colony School, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts