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1920 Rockville Center, New York - 2008 Hyannis, Massachusetts. Known for: Figure, genre, landscape painting.
Born in Rockville Center, New York in 1920, Paul Longenecker began drawing as a young child. When he was 12, he received his first lesson in oil painting from his grandmother, who was a landscape and... Read full biography
Born in Rockville Center, New York in 1920, Paul Longenecker began drawing as a young child. When he was 12, he received his first lesson in oil painting from his grandmother, who was a landscape and china painter. After high school, Mr. Longenecker enrolled in the National Academy in New York City... Read full biography
Born in Rockville Center, New York in 1920, Paul Longenecker began drawing as a young child. When he was 12, he received his first lesson in oil painting from his grandmother, who was a landscape and china painter. After high school, Mr. Longenecker enrolled in the National Academy in New York City and sketched between classes, finding over time that he had a talent for portraiture. Mr. Longenecker spent four years in the U.S. Army as an officer in the medical corps stationed in England. When... Read full biography
Born in Rockville Center, New York in 1920, Paul Longenecker began drawing as a young child. When he was 12, he received his first lesson in oil painting from his grandmother, who was a landscape and china painter. After high school, Mr. Longenecker enrolled in the National Academy in New York City and sketched between classes, finding over time that he had a talent for portraiture. Mr. Longenecker spent four years in the U.S. Army as an officer in the medical corps stationed in England. When he returned from duty, he enrolled in New York City's Arts Student League. He lived for a period in Hawaii, where he made his living painting portraits. Following many years of teaching art in New York City, he had a one-man show on Nantucket and fell... Read full biography
Born in Rockville Center, New York in 1920, Paul Longenecker began drawing as a young child. When he was 12, he received his first lesson in oil painting from his grandmother, who was a landscape and china painter. After high school, Mr. Longenecker enrolled in the National Academy in New York City and sketched between classes, finding over time that he had a talent for portraiture. Mr. Longenecker spent four years in the U.S. Army as an officer in the medical corps stationed in England. When he returned from duty, he enrolled in New York City's Arts Student League. He lived for a period in Hawaii, where he made his living painting portraits. Following many years of teaching art in New York City, he had a one-man show on Nantucket and fell in love with the island. In November 1971, Mr. Longenecker bought a home on Union Street, Nantucket where he set up... Read full biography
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Keywords (7)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty