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1886 Elliston, Virginia - 1968. Known for: Magazine illustration, still-life and southern genre painting.
Born in Elliston, Virginia, Walter Biggs spent his childhood there and became an artist of much pride to his region. He has been described as representing "the South at its best, both as a gentleman... Read full biography
Born in Elliston, Virginia, Walter Biggs spent his childhood there and became an artist of much pride to his region. He has been described as representing "the South at its best, both as a gentleman and as an artist who painted the South with sensitive artistry and poetic nostalgia." (Reed 134) He... Read full biography
Born in Elliston, Virginia, Walter Biggs spent his childhood there and became an artist of much pride to his region. He has been described as representing "the South at its best, both as a gentleman and as an artist who painted the South with sensitive artistry and poetic nostalgia." (Reed 134) He also became known for his magazine illustrations including for Harper's, Scribner's, Good Housekeeping, and The Ladies' Home Journal, and as a painter, his style and subject matter reflected the... Read full biography
Born in Elliston, Virginia, Walter Biggs spent his childhood there and became an artist of much pride to his region. He has been described as representing "the South at its best, both as a gentleman and as an artist who painted the South with sensitive artistry and poetic nostalgia." (Reed 134) He also became known for his magazine illustrations including for Harper's, Scribner's, Good Housekeeping, and The Ladies' Home Journal, and as a painter, his style and subject matter reflected the AshCan School* of Social Realism*. He studied at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and then went to New York City where he roomed with George Bellows while studying art at the Chase School* (later named The New York School of Art). Among his teachers were... Read full biography
Born in Elliston, Virginia, Walter Biggs spent his childhood there and became an artist of much pride to his region. He has been described as representing "the South at its best, both as a gentleman and as an artist who painted the South with sensitive artistry and poetic nostalgia." (Reed 134) He also became known for his magazine illustrations including for Harper's, Scribner's, Good Housekeeping, and The Ladies' Home Journal, and as a painter, his style and subject matter reflected the AshCan School* of Social Realism*. He studied at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and then went to New York City where he roomed with George Bellows while studying art at the Chase School* (later named The New York School of Art). Among his teachers were Edward Penfield, Lucius Hitchcock, Kenneth Hayes Miller and Robert Henri, a special influence o... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Still Life
Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America-
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art Teacher
- •Francis Luis Mora
- •Kenneth Hayes Miller
- •Robert Henri
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Grand Central School of Art, Student
- •Grand Central School of Art, Teacher
- •New York School of Art, Chase School, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Adolph and Clara Obrig Prize, National Academy of Design
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •CENTURY MAGAZINE Illustrator
- •HARPER'S WEEKLY, BAZAAR, MONTHLY Illustrator/Photos
- •Illustration Specialty
- •SCRIBNER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City-
- •Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago