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1912 Evanston, Illinois - 2001. Known for: City scenes, landscape, coastal, figure.
Stokely Webster was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1912. He left his birthplace to travel to Paris with his family, where he was inspired by the French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. It was... Read full biography
Stokely Webster was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1912. He left his birthplace to travel to Paris with his family, where he was inspired by the French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. It was at this period of his career that he embarked on his own efforts at plein-air cityscapes, a style and... Read full biography
Stokely Webster was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1912. He left his birthplace to travel to Paris with his family, where he was inspired by the French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. It was at this period of his career that he embarked on his own efforts at plein-air cityscapes, a style and theme that would stay with him the rest of his life. After returning to America in 1924 he continued studies for the next ten years, seeking to educate himself in a succession of art-school courses.... Read full biography
Stokely Webster was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1912. He left his birthplace to travel to Paris with his family, where he was inspired by the French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. It was at this period of his career that he embarked on his own efforts at plein-air cityscapes, a style and theme that would stay with him the rest of his life. After returning to America in 1924 he continued studies for the next ten years, seeking to educate himself in a succession of art-school courses. In 1936 he studied for six months with Robert Henri's disciple Wayman Adams, learning portrait painting and honing his landscape technique. He combined the high-valued colors of Impressionism with the luxurious painterly means of Henri and John... Read full biography
Stokely Webster was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1912. He left his birthplace to travel to Paris with his family, where he was inspired by the French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. It was at this period of his career that he embarked on his own efforts at plein-air cityscapes, a style and theme that would stay with him the rest of his life. After returning to America in 1924 he continued studies for the next ten years, seeking to educate himself in a succession of art-school courses. In 1936 he studied for six months with Robert Henri's disciple Wayman Adams, learning portrait painting and honing his landscape technique. He combined the high-valued colors of Impressionism with the luxurious painterly means of Henri and John Singer Sargent. He is known for city scenes, landscapes, coastal and figural work. A one-man exhibition in New York brought rave reviews: "Mr. Webste... Read full biography
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Keywords (25)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •City Scenes with Streets, Buildings, Figures and/or Genre
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Long Island, New York
Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America-
Art School
- •Columbia University Art Department, Student
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
- •Yale University School of Fine Art and Architecture, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC