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1885 Williams, Oregon - 1973 Chauriat, France. Known for: Modernist figure and landscape painting, sculpture, teaching.
A painter, muralist, sculptor, etcher and art educator, Ralph Stackpole was concerned about social realist causes, especially during the Depression era of the 1930s when he was part of the Federal... Read full biography
A painter, muralist, sculptor, etcher and art educator, Ralph Stackpole was concerned about social realist causes, especially during the Depression era of the 1930s when he was part of the Federal Art Project for the Works Progress Administration (WPA). That focus on economic problems combined with... Read full biography
A painter, muralist, sculptor, etcher and art educator, Ralph Stackpole was concerned about social realist causes, especially during the Depression era of the 1930s when he was part of the Federal Art Project for the Works Progress Administration (WPA). That focus on economic problems combined with his interest in mural painting led to him being responsible for bringing the great Mexican muralist Diego Rivera to San Francisco in 1930. Rivera lived in Stackpole's studio during his stay in the... Read full biography
A painter, muralist, sculptor, etcher and art educator, Ralph Stackpole was concerned about social realist causes, especially during the Depression era of the 1930s when he was part of the Federal Art Project for the Works Progress Administration (WPA). That focus on economic problems combined with his interest in mural painting led to him being responsible for bringing the great Mexican muralist Diego Rivera to San Francisco in 1930. Rivera lived in Stackpole's studio during his stay in the city. Ralph Stackpole was born in Williams, Oregon on May 1, 1885, and he arrived in San Francisco at age 16. He enrolled at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art where he studied with Arthur Mathews and was apprenticed in the studio of Arthur Putnam.... Read full biography
A painter, muralist, sculptor, etcher and art educator, Ralph Stackpole was concerned about social realist causes, especially during the Depression era of the 1930s when he was part of the Federal Art Project for the Works Progress Administration (WPA). That focus on economic problems combined with his interest in mural painting led to him being responsible for bringing the great Mexican muralist Diego Rivera to San Francisco in 1930. Rivera lived in Stackpole's studio during his stay in the city. Ralph Stackpole was born in Williams, Oregon on May 1, 1885, and he arrived in San Francisco at age 16. He enrolled at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art where he studied with Arthur Mathews and was apprenticed in the studio of Arthur Putnam. After the earthquake of 1906 destroyed most of San Francisco, he joined . Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by... Read full biography
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Keywords (47)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Casein
- •Conte Crayon
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Ink
- •Marble
- •Oil Paint
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Plaster
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstract Figurative, Human Figure
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
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
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •California Society of Etchers
- •San Francisco Art Association-
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •Arthur Mathews
- •Arthur Putnam
- •Robert Henri
Art School
- •California School of Design, Mark Hopkins Institute, Student
- •California School of Fine Arts, Teacher
- •Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Coit Tower Muralist, San Francisco
- •Figure Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939, 1940
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition of Art Association
- •San Francisco Art Association
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons