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1902 Worcester, Massachusetts - 1967. Known for: Landscape, figure, marine painting.
The following was submitted as a bulletin by Dik Wesson:. My dad was born in 1902 in Worcester, MA. He was an only child of a housewife and a patent attorney. His dad was in fact the patent attorney... Read full biography
The following was submitted as a bulletin by Dik Wesson:. My dad was born in 1902 in Worcester, MA. He was an only child of a housewife and a patent attorney. His dad was in fact the patent attorney for the Bazooka used in WWII. His mother taught him art yet he never went to a formal art school. He... Read full biography
The following was submitted as a bulletin by Dik Wesson:. My dad was born in 1902 in Worcester, MA. He was an only child of a housewife and a patent attorney. His dad was in fact the patent attorney for the Bazooka used in WWII. His mother taught him art yet he never went to a formal art school. He was a professional dentist, an accomplished photographer, a fanatical orchid grower and obviously an extremely good artist (my opinion) painting landscapes, sea scenes and portraits. He graduated... Read full biography
The following was submitted as a bulletin by Dik Wesson:. My dad was born in 1902 in Worcester, MA. He was an only child of a housewife and a patent attorney. His dad was in fact the patent attorney for the Bazooka used in WWII. His mother taught him art yet he never went to a formal art school. He was a professional dentist, an accomplished photographer, a fanatical orchid grower and obviously an extremely good artist (my opinion) painting landscapes, sea scenes and portraits. He graduated from Clark College and Harvard University Dental School, Class of 28 and worked professionally, all his life in Kenmore Square, Boston. He painted weekends and every evening after dinner in a studio that was a part of our Wellesley Hills residence. His... Read full biography
The following was submitted as a bulletin by Dik Wesson:. My dad was born in 1902 in Worcester, MA. He was an only child of a housewife and a patent attorney. His dad was in fact the patent attorney for the Bazooka used in WWII. His mother taught him art yet he never went to a formal art school. He was a professional dentist, an accomplished photographer, a fanatical orchid grower and obviously an extremely good artist (my opinion) painting landscapes, sea scenes and portraits. He graduated from Clark College and Harvard University Dental School, Class of 28 and worked professionally, all his life in Kenmore Square, Boston. He painted weekends and every evening after dinner in a studio that was a part of our Wellesley Hills residence. His work stemmed from photographs taken in Northern New England but mostly in Vermont. In his studio he would t... Read full biography
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About Robert Shaw Wesson: Keywords
Keywords (15)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
- •Realism/Semi Impressionism
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Skyscape, Clouds and/or Storms
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City