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1900 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio - 1992. Known for: Rural landscape painting, snowscenes.
Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Ray Grathwol came to live and work in Akron, Ohio. He was a self-taught painter who depicted primarily Ohio scenes. Many of his works are in frames made by Grathwol... Read full biography
Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Ray Grathwol came to live and work in Akron, Ohio. He was a self-taught painter who depicted primarily Ohio scenes. Many of his works are in frames made by Grathwol himself. He was a member of the Akron Society of Arts. Although he exhibited extensively (Carnegie... Read full biography
Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Ray Grathwol came to live and work in Akron, Ohio. He was a self-taught painter who depicted primarily Ohio scenes. Many of his works are in frames made by Grathwol himself. He was a member of the Akron Society of Arts. Although he exhibited extensively (Carnegie Institute, World's Fair in New York, Canton Art Institute, Parkersburg Fine Art Center, Massillon Museum, Ohio University, Akron Art Institute) and won many prizes, he did not sell many of his paintings.... Read full biography
Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Ray Grathwol came to live and work in Akron, Ohio. He was a self-taught painter who depicted primarily Ohio scenes. Many of his works are in frames made by Grathwol himself. He was a member of the Akron Society of Arts. Although he exhibited extensively (Carnegie Institute, World's Fair in New York, Canton Art Institute, Parkersburg Fine Art Center, Massillon Museum, Ohio University, Akron Art Institute) and won many prizes, he did not sell many of his paintings. Only recently, following the artist's death in 1992, have his works been much more widely appreciated and sought after. A good number have been coming out of the artist's estate, and more and more they appear in fine galleries and collections. With... Read full biography
Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Ray Grathwol came to live and work in Akron, Ohio. He was a self-taught painter who depicted primarily Ohio scenes. Many of his works are in frames made by Grathwol himself. He was a member of the Akron Society of Arts. Although he exhibited extensively (Carnegie Institute, World's Fair in New York, Canton Art Institute, Parkersburg Fine Art Center, Massillon Museum, Ohio University, Akron Art Institute) and won many prizes, he did not sell many of his paintings. Only recently, following the artist's death in 1992, have his works been much more widely appreciated and sought after. A good number have been coming out of the artist's estate, and more and more they appear in fine galleries and collections. With Grathwol's water painting, Harbor Scene, he draws us into the calm foreground first, with the silent... Read full biography
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Keywords (20)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Sketch, Sketching
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Farm, Barn, Ranch Scene and/or Agricultural Genre
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Vehicles: Automobiles/Trucks and/or Motorcycles
- •Waterfalls
Art Association
- •Akron Society of Artists
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Framemaker, Carved and/or Designed Frames
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
- •Snowscene Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition