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1873 Brooklyn, Iowa - 1946 San Francisco, California. Known for: Landscape, harbor, figure, still life painting.
The following is from G.L. Davidson:. Robert Alexander Graham was one of three great uncles on my mother's side of the family. When I was about nine years old (1937 or 1938), my parents, a brother... Read full biography
The following is from G.L. Davidson:. Robert Alexander Graham was one of three great uncles on my mother's side of the family. When I was about nine years old (1937 or 1938), my parents, a brother and I were vacationing in the Rocky Mountains when Uncle Rob invited us to visit his downtown Denver... Read full biography
The following is from G.L. Davidson:. Robert Alexander Graham was one of three great uncles on my mother's side of the family. When I was about nine years old (1937 or 1938), my parents, a brother and I were vacationing in the Rocky Mountains when Uncle Rob invited us to visit his downtown Denver studio. It was a late evening visit and the first time I had ever been in a real artist's studio. It was a fascinating and romantic studio! . Uncle Rob made quite a production of displaying his... Read full biography
The following is from G.L. Davidson:. Robert Alexander Graham was one of three great uncles on my mother's side of the family. When I was about nine years old (1937 or 1938), my parents, a brother and I were vacationing in the Rocky Mountains when Uncle Rob invited us to visit his downtown Denver studio. It was a late evening visit and the first time I had ever been in a real artist's studio. It was a fascinating and romantic studio! . Uncle Rob made quite a production of displaying his paintings for the four of us that night. He slowly and carefully displayed each painting to perfection -- first preparing the "perfect" lighting, then placing the "perfect" frame around each painting. Then he carefully placed the selected painting on an... Read full biography
The following is from G.L. Davidson:. Robert Alexander Graham was one of three great uncles on my mother's side of the family. When I was about nine years old (1937 or 1938), my parents, a brother and I were vacationing in the Rocky Mountains when Uncle Rob invited us to visit his downtown Denver studio. It was a late evening visit and the first time I had ever been in a real artist's studio. It was a fascinating and romantic studio! . Uncle Rob made quite a production of displaying his paintings for the four of us that night. He slowly and carefully displayed each painting to perfection -- first preparing the "perfect" lighting, then placing the "perfect" frame around each painting. Then he carefully placed the selected painting on an easel draped in black. All of this preparation took place before showing each work. I was greatly impressed. It was on that very special even... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Harbor, Harbour View
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •New York City
- •Oriental Influence
- •Orientalism, Orientalist
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
Art Teacher
- •George Bridgman
- •John Henry Twachtman
- •Joseph DeCamp
- •Robert Henri
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago