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1903 Concord, New Hampshire - 1980 Concord, New Hampshire. Known for: Landscape, still life, genre and figure painting.
Omer T. Lassonde (1903-1980). Born in 1903 at Concord, NH of French-Canadian stock, Omer Thomas Lassonde was schooled at Manchester and Philadelphia, while painting at Monhegan and Gloucester with... Read full biography
Omer T. Lassonde (1903-1980). Born in 1903 at Concord, NH of French-Canadian stock, Omer Thomas Lassonde was schooled at Manchester and Philadelphia, while painting at Monhegan and Gloucester with some of the great colorists of the 1920s. At the Manchester Institute of Arts and Science (now the NH... Read full biography
Omer T. Lassonde (1903-1980). Born in 1903 at Concord, NH of French-Canadian stock, Omer Thomas Lassonde was schooled at Manchester and Philadelphia, while painting at Monhegan and Gloucester with some of the great colorists of the 1920s. At the Manchester Institute of Arts and Science (now the NH Institute of Art) he learned the design theories of Denman Ross and Albert Munsell's color theory, while improving his drawing, painting, and modeling on evenings and weekends. Maud Briggs Knowlton,... Read full biography
Omer T. Lassonde (1903-1980). Born in 1903 at Concord, NH of French-Canadian stock, Omer Thomas Lassonde was schooled at Manchester and Philadelphia, while painting at Monhegan and Gloucester with some of the great colorists of the 1920s. At the Manchester Institute of Arts and Science (now the NH Institute of Art) he learned the design theories of Denman Ross and Albert Munsell's color theory, while improving his drawing, painting, and modeling on evenings and weekends. Maud Briggs Knowlton, his painting instructor, was so impressed by the 20-year-old that she took him in 1925 to Monhegan Island, Maine, to paint, exhibit, and meet other professional painters. This led to his acceptance at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in fall... Read full biography
Omer T. Lassonde (1903-1980). Born in 1903 at Concord, NH of French-Canadian stock, Omer Thomas Lassonde was schooled at Manchester and Philadelphia, while painting at Monhegan and Gloucester with some of the great colorists of the 1920s. At the Manchester Institute of Arts and Science (now the NH Institute of Art) he learned the design theories of Denman Ross and Albert Munsell's color theory, while improving his drawing, painting, and modeling on evenings and weekends. Maud Briggs Knowlton, his painting instructor, was so impressed by the 20-year-old that she took him in 1925 to Monhegan Island, Maine, to paint, exhibit, and meet other professional painters. This led to his acceptance at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in fall 1925. Winning 13 prizes ov... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Cubism, Cubist
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Self-Portrait
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Still Life
- •Tropical Landscape Scenes
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Africa
- •Canada
- •Cape Ann, Massachusetts: Gloucester, Rockport, North Shore
- •Europe
- •Hawaiian Islands and/or South Seas, Tahiti, Bali
- •Monhegan Island, Maine
- •New England
- •Ogunquit, Maine
Art Association
- •Carmel Art Association
- •New Hampshire Art Association
- •Ogunquit Art Association
- •Societe Des Artists Francais
Art Teacher
- •Hugh Breckenridge
Art School
- •Barnes Foundation School/University of Arts, Student
- •Breckenridge School of Art, Gloucester MA, Student
- •Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, Teacher
- •Manchester Institute of Arts, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Cresson Traveling Scholarship
- •Thouron Prize
- •Toppan Prize, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Artist Colony
- •Silvermine Guild, Art Colony
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Carmel Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Ogunquit Art Association-
- •Silvermine Artists Guild
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts