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1905 Corvalis, Oregon - 2006 Three Rivers, California. Known for: Plein air western landscape painting, dioramas, teaching.
"Ray Strong: Remembering a Master" by Mark Humpal, Southwest Art magazine, January 12, 2018:. In a career spanning the last three-quarters of the 20th century, painter Ray Strong (1905-2006) strove... Read full biography
"Ray Strong: Remembering a Master" by Mark Humpal, Southwest Art magazine, January 12, 2018:. In a career spanning the last three-quarters of the 20th century, painter Ray Strong (1905-2006) strove to capture the essence of the western landscape. California’s voluptuous, sunbaked foothills, dotted... Read full biography
"Ray Strong: Remembering a Master" by Mark Humpal, Southwest Art magazine, January 12, 2018:. In a career spanning the last three-quarters of the 20th century, painter Ray Strong (1905-2006) strove to capture the essence of the western landscape. California’s voluptuous, sunbaked foothills, dotted with clusters of live oaks, are his best-known subjects, but his oeuvre also includes depictions of Oregon, New York, Arizona, Utah, Canada, and Europe. Fresh from training in New York, he arrived in... Read full biography
"Ray Strong: Remembering a Master" by Mark Humpal, Southwest Art magazine, January 12, 2018:. In a career spanning the last three-quarters of the 20th century, painter Ray Strong (1905-2006) strove to capture the essence of the western landscape. California’s voluptuous, sunbaked foothills, dotted with clusters of live oaks, are his best-known subjects, but his oeuvre also includes depictions of Oregon, New York, Arizona, Utah, Canada, and Europe. Fresh from training in New York, he arrived in San Francisco during the early years of the Great Depression and soon became a major player in that city’s vibrant art community. A variety of accomplishments during the New Deal art programs of the 1930s brought him national fame and opened doors of... Read full biography
"Ray Strong: Remembering a Master" by Mark Humpal, Southwest Art magazine, January 12, 2018:. In a career spanning the last three-quarters of the 20th century, painter Ray Strong (1905-2006) strove to capture the essence of the western landscape. California’s voluptuous, sunbaked foothills, dotted with clusters of live oaks, are his best-known subjects, but his oeuvre also includes depictions of Oregon, New York, Arizona, Utah, Canada, and Europe. Fresh from training in New York, he arrived in San Francisco during the early years of the Great Depression and soon became a major player in that city’s vibrant art community. A variety of accomplishments during the New Deal art programs of the 1930s brought him national fame and opened doors of opportunity. He hit his stride a decade later in Marin County, where he refined his signature style. But the important first... Read full biography
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Keywords (34)
Art Method
- •Diorama, Museum Display Background
- •Easel Painting
- •Moving Scenic Panorama Painting, 3-D Diorama
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Panoramic View and/or Large Scale Panoramic Artwork
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Central Park, New York City
Art Association
- •Art Students League, New York
- •Bohemian Club
- •National Society of Mural Painters
- •Society of Western Artists (1939-Present)-
Art Teacher
- •Clyde Leon Keller
- •Frank Vincent DuMond
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Centenarian Artist, Lived 100 Years or More
- •Mural Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Arts Club
- •Society of Western Artists (1939-Present)
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts