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1884 Bangor, Maine - 1970 Newburyport, Massachusetts. Known for: Figure, children, landscape, still life.
Waldo Peirce was known for his paintings of his children, a subject he depicted numerous times when he settled in Bangor, Maine with his third wife after years of travel in Europe where he led a... Read full biography
Waldo Peirce was known for his paintings of his children, a subject he depicted numerous times when he settled in Bangor, Maine with his third wife after years of travel in Europe where he led a fun-filled adventurous life. His style was loose and imperfect but full of the spirit of what he was... Read full biography
Waldo Peirce was known for his paintings of his children, a subject he depicted numerous times when he settled in Bangor, Maine with his third wife after years of travel in Europe where he led a fun-filled adventurous life. His style was loose and imperfect but full of the spirit of what he was painting, which in his early career was often landscapes. He was born the son of a wealthy lumberman in Bangor, Maine and studied at Harvard University where he was known much more for his personality... Read full biography
Waldo Peirce was known for his paintings of his children, a subject he depicted numerous times when he settled in Bangor, Maine with his third wife after years of travel in Europe where he led a fun-filled adventurous life. His style was loose and imperfect but full of the spirit of what he was painting, which in his early career was often landscapes. He was born the son of a wealthy lumberman in Bangor, Maine and studied at Harvard University where he was known much more for his personality and football playing skills than for his scholastic ability. In 1910, he decided to go to Europe, but after boarding the ship in Boston, changed his mind, jumped overboard and swam ashore. However, shortly after that, he left for England and then went... Read full biography
Waldo Peirce was known for his paintings of his children, a subject he depicted numerous times when he settled in Bangor, Maine with his third wife after years of travel in Europe where he led a fun-filled adventurous life. His style was loose and imperfect but full of the spirit of what he was painting, which in his early career was often landscapes. He was born the son of a wealthy lumberman in Bangor, Maine and studied at Harvard University where he was known much more for his personality and football playing skills than for his scholastic ability. In 1910, he decided to go to Europe, but after boarding the ship in Boston, changed his mind, jumped overboard and swam ashore. However, shortly after that, he left for England and then went to the Academie Julian in Paris, and lived partying life around Europe. He engaged in many pastimes including canoe racing on the Thames... Read full biography
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Keywords (47)
Art Method
- •Children's Book, Juvenile Literature Illustration
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Realism/Semi Impressionism
Art Subject
- •Children, Child Figure, Genre, Portrait
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Sports Figures, Athletes, Genre, Events
- •Still Life
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
- •Waterfowl
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
Art Association
- •American Association of Painters and Sculptors
- •Salons of America
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Teacher
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
- •LIFE Magazine Featured Artist
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Salons of America-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts