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1923 - 1995 Pennsylvania. Known for: Impressionist landscape painting, printmaking.
Artist, printer, inventor - Vernon Wood devoted his life to being not just a jack of all trades, but a master as well! Born 1923 and dying in 1995, Wood experimented with and mastered a variety of... Read full biography
Artist, printer, inventor - Vernon Wood devoted his life to being not just a jack of all trades, but a master as well! Born 1923 and dying in 1995, Wood experimented with and mastered a variety of styles from traditional landscapes to modern geometrical abstractions. "I've always wanted to be an... Read full biography
Artist, printer, inventor - Vernon Wood devoted his life to being not just a jack of all trades, but a master as well! Born 1923 and dying in 1995, Wood experimented with and mastered a variety of styles from traditional landscapes to modern geometrical abstractions. "I've always wanted to be an artist," Wood recalled. "In grade school I used to make soap carvings and drawings that I showed at the Doylestown Fairgrounds across from Fonthill, where Belmont Square is today. I used to bring home a... Read full biography
Artist, printer, inventor - Vernon Wood devoted his life to being not just a jack of all trades, but a master as well! Born 1923 and dying in 1995, Wood experimented with and mastered a variety of styles from traditional landscapes to modern geometrical abstractions. "I've always wanted to be an artist," Wood recalled. "In grade school I used to make soap carvings and drawings that I showed at the Doylestown Fairgrounds across from Fonthill, where Belmont Square is today. I used to bring home a pile of ribbons. Then in high school I even started selling my paintings.". Following a stint in the Army as a war photographer, Wood built children's furniture, drove a coal truck across the Pennsylvania Mountains, and built approximately twenty... Read full biography
Artist, printer, inventor - Vernon Wood devoted his life to being not just a jack of all trades, but a master as well! Born 1923 and dying in 1995, Wood experimented with and mastered a variety of styles from traditional landscapes to modern geometrical abstractions. "I've always wanted to be an artist," Wood recalled. "In grade school I used to make soap carvings and drawings that I showed at the Doylestown Fairgrounds across from Fonthill, where Belmont Square is today. I used to bring home a pile of ribbons. Then in high school I even started selling my paintings.". Following a stint in the Army as a war photographer, Wood built children's furniture, drove a coal truck across the Pennsylvania Mountains, and built approximately twenty houses in and around Doylestown. Finding that none of these occupations suited his inventive and artistic... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
- •Screenprinting, Serigraphy, Silkscreen
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950