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1914 Douglas, Arizona - 1994 Desert Hot Springs, California. Known for: Desert landscape painting.
A painter of desert landscapes who lived primarily in California, Norman Yeckley was born in Douglas, Arizona, and raised in Arizona and California. In 1928, he settled with his family in Glendale,... Read full biography
A painter of desert landscapes who lived primarily in California, Norman Yeckley was born in Douglas, Arizona, and raised in Arizona and California. In 1928, he settled with his family in Glendale, California. After graduating from high school, he studied at the Otis Art Institute and the Art... Read full biography
A painter of desert landscapes who lived primarily in California, Norman Yeckley was born in Douglas, Arizona, and raised in Arizona and California. In 1928, he settled with his family in Glendale, California. After graduating from high school, he studied at the Otis Art Institute and the Art Students League of Los Angeles where he was a student of Dana Bartlett. In the 1930s, he began painting desert landscapes and by the 1940s, had gallery representation in Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Palm... Read full biography
A painter of desert landscapes who lived primarily in California, Norman Yeckley was born in Douglas, Arizona, and raised in Arizona and California. In 1928, he settled with his family in Glendale, California. After graduating from high school, he studied at the Otis Art Institute and the Art Students League of Los Angeles where he was a student of Dana Bartlett. In the 1930s, he began painting desert landscapes and by the 1940s, had gallery representation in Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Palm Desert. The Donald Art Company of New York also reproduced a number of his oil paintings and sold them nationally. He remained a resident of Southern California and was active in the Glendale and Laguna Beach Art Association. Source: Edan Hughes,... Read full biography
A painter of desert landscapes who lived primarily in California, Norman Yeckley was born in Douglas, Arizona, and raised in Arizona and California. In 1928, he settled with his family in Glendale, California. After graduating from high school, he studied at the Otis Art Institute and the Art Students League of Los Angeles where he was a student of Dana Bartlett. In the 1930s, he began painting desert landscapes and by the 1940s, had gallery representation in Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Palm Desert. The Donald Art Company of New York also reproduced a number of his oil paintings and sold them nationally. He remained a resident of Southern California and was active in the Glendale and Laguna Beach Art Association. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"... Read full biography
Norman Yeckley - Artist Info
About Norman Yeckley: Keywords
Keywords (16)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Desert Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •California Before 1940
- •Grand Canyon, Arizona
Art Association
- •Glendale, California Art Association
- •Laguna Beach Art Association
Art Teacher
- •Dana Bartlett
Art School
- •Art Students League, Los Angeles, Student
- •Otis Art Institute, (Otis College of Art & Design) Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings