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1907 Pomona, California - 1989 Gualala, California. Known for: Modernist painting-genre-views, horse, coastal.
Born in Pomona, California and living much of his life in Southern California, Millard Sheets earned a reputation as one of the foremost watercolorists of his era. His subjects were landscapes and... Read full biography
Born in Pomona, California and living much of his life in Southern California, Millard Sheets earned a reputation as one of the foremost watercolorists of his era. His subjects were landscapes and scenes of urban and rural people in humble living circumstances. He said that he was willing to be... Read full biography
Born in Pomona, California and living much of his life in Southern California, Millard Sheets earned a reputation as one of the foremost watercolorists of his era. His subjects were landscapes and scenes of urban and rural people in humble living circumstances. He said that he was willing to be called a regionalist only if you accepted the idea that his work embraced a large region. It is said that of all the Depression-era artists, he was the most representative of the California School*, part... Read full biography
Born in Pomona, California and living much of his life in Southern California, Millard Sheets earned a reputation as one of the foremost watercolorists of his era. His subjects were landscapes and scenes of urban and rural people in humble living circumstances. He said that he was willing to be called a regionalist only if you accepted the idea that his work embraced a large region. It is said that of all the Depression-era artists, he was the most representative of the California School*, part of the American Scene* movement. According to Susan Anderson in her essay, 'California Holiday', for American Art Review, June 2002, he was a "colorful, larger-than-life character possessing equal measures of talent and ambition" and he "set the... Read full biography
Born in Pomona, California and living much of his life in Southern California, Millard Sheets earned a reputation as one of the foremost watercolorists of his era. His subjects were landscapes and scenes of urban and rural people in humble living circumstances. He said that he was willing to be called a regionalist only if you accepted the idea that his work embraced a large region. It is said that of all the Depression-era artists, he was the most representative of the California School*, part of the American Scene* movement. According to Susan Anderson in her essay, 'California Holiday', for American Art Review, June 2002, he was a "colorful, larger-than-life character possessing equal measures of talent and ambition" and he "set the direction for the school.". In addition to having painting talents, he was an architect, mural designe... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Magazine Illustration
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Charcoal
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Mosaics, Intarsia
- •Oil Paint
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Barnyard Fowl, Chickens, Poultry, Roosters
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Horses: Equestrian Genre, in Landscape and/or Portraits
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •New York City
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •San Juan Capistrano Mission
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Still Life
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Tropical Landscape Scenes
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
- •Waterfowl
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •California Before 1940
- •Central Park, New York City
- •Grand Canyon, Arizona
- •Hawaiian Islands and/or South Seas, Tahiti, Bali
- •Mexico and/or Central America
- •Mount Hood
- •Texas Before 1940
- •Yosemite National Park
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Bohemian Club
- •California Art Club-
- •California Watercolor Society
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •Frank Tolles Chamberlin
Art School
- •Chouinard Art Institute, CalArts, Student
- •Chouinard Art Institute, CalArts, Teacher
- •Otis Art Institute, (Otis College of Art & Design) Student
- •Otis Art Institute, (Otis College of Art & Design) Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •Dolphin Fellowship, Medal, American Watercolor Society
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Picerne Arizona Landmark Collection
- •Walter Bimson Western Art Collection
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Combat, War Artist: Illustration, Painting or Photography
- •Horse Subject Specialty
- •LIFE Magazine Illustrator, Photographer
- •Mural Specialty
- •PWAP: Public Works Art Project
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Edgar B Davis Competition, Texas
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •California Art Club
- •California Watercolor Society-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition of State Fair
- •Arizona State Fair
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts