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1861 Earlville, Illinois - 1927 Chicago, Illinois. Known for: Landscape, marine, portrait, mural painting.
Born in Earlville, Illinois, Grover (1861-1927) was the son of the lawyer Alonzo Jackson Grover, known for his stand against slavery and his support of an "underground railway" to transport fugitive... Read full biography
Born in Earlville, Illinois, Grover (1861-1927) was the son of the lawyer Alonzo Jackson Grover, known for his stand against slavery and his support of an "underground railway" to transport fugitive slaves to Canada. Oliver traveled to Munich after studying four years at the University of Chicago.... Read full biography
Born in Earlville, Illinois, Grover (1861-1927) was the son of the lawyer Alonzo Jackson Grover, known for his stand against slavery and his support of an "underground railway" to transport fugitive slaves to Canada. Oliver traveled to Munich after studying four years at the University of Chicago. During the 1879-80 school year he enrolled in Munich's Royal Academy and studied with Frank Duveneck. Already in 1880, he was exhibiting at Munich's International Exposition. Grover followed Duveneck... Read full biography
Born in Earlville, Illinois, Grover (1861-1927) was the son of the lawyer Alonzo Jackson Grover, known for his stand against slavery and his support of an "underground railway" to transport fugitive slaves to Canada. Oliver traveled to Munich after studying four years at the University of Chicago. During the 1879-80 school year he enrolled in Munich's Royal Academy and studied with Frank Duveneck. Already in 1880, he was exhibiting at Munich's International Exposition. Grover followed Duveneck to Venice and Florence, then studied further in Paris between 1883 and 1885 under Boulanger and Lefebvre. Back in Chicago in 1885, Grover opened a studio and founded the Western Art Association. We find him on the faculty of the Chicago Art Academy... Read full biography
Born in Earlville, Illinois, Grover (1861-1927) was the son of the lawyer Alonzo Jackson Grover, known for his stand against slavery and his support of an "underground railway" to transport fugitive slaves to Canada. Oliver traveled to Munich after studying four years at the University of Chicago. During the 1879-80 school year he enrolled in Munich's Royal Academy and studied with Frank Duveneck. Already in 1880, he was exhibiting at Munich's International Exposition. Grover followed Duveneck to Venice and Florence, then studied further in Paris between 1883 and 1885 under Boulanger and Lefebvre. Back in Chicago in 1885, Grover opened a studio and founded the Western Art Association. We find him on the faculty of the Chicago Art Academy in 1887, where he remained for five years. Yet a writer in The Graphic, 26 September 1891 tells... Read full biography
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Keywords (65)
Art Method
- •Cyclorama
- •Decorative Art, Decoration Design, Ornamental Arts
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
Art Media
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
- •Volcanoes, Geysers-Geological Phenomena
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •Germany Before 1900
- •Glacier National Park
- •Italy Before World War I
- •Pacific Northwest Before 1900
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
- •Venice, Italy
- •Yellowstone National Park
Art Association
- •Association of Chicago Painters and Sculptors
- •Chicago Society of Artists
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •National Society of Mural Painters
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Society of Western Artists (1896-1914)
Art Teacher
- •Frank Duveneck
- •Gustave Boulanger
- •Jean Paul Laurens
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (Royal Academy, Student
- •Art Institute of Chicago (School Of), Teacher
- •Chicago Academy of Design, Student, later Art Institute of Chicago
- •German Academies Before 1900
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Chicago Union League Club
- •Eagle's Nest Art Colony Collection
- •Friedman Collection-Chicago
Added Description
- •Marine Before 1900
- •Mural Specialty
Artist Colony
- •Eagle's Nest Art Colony
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
- •World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892-1893
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Chicago Society of Artists-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts