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1905 Pendleton, Oregon - 1970 Southampton, New York. Known for: Abstract expression, figure, still life.
Born in Pendleton, OR on Oct. 17, 1905, the son of an Army officer. Shortly after his birth, Ferren lived in various parts of the Northwest with his family. Several years were spent in San Francisco... Read full biography
Born in Pendleton, OR on Oct. 17, 1905, the son of an Army officer. Shortly after his birth, Ferren lived in various parts of the Northwest with his family. Several years were spent in San Francisco and Los Angeles where he graduated from Polytechnic High School. In 1925 he returned to San... Read full biography
Born in Pendleton, OR on Oct. 17, 1905, the son of an Army officer. Shortly after his birth, Ferren lived in various parts of the Northwest with his family. Several years were spent in San Francisco and Los Angeles where he graduated from Polytechnic High School. In 1925 he returned to San Francisco and studied briefly at the CSFA. While apprenticed to a local stone cutter, he began modeling portrait heads in clay and plasticene. During a trip to Europe he met artist Hans Hofmann who influenced... Read full biography
Born in Pendleton, OR on Oct. 17, 1905, the son of an Army officer. Shortly after his birth, Ferren lived in various parts of the Northwest with his family. Several years were spent in San Francisco and Los Angeles where he graduated from Polytechnic High School. In 1925 he returned to San Francisco and studied briefly at the CSFA. While apprenticed to a local stone cutter, he began modeling portrait heads in clay and plasticene. During a trip to Europe he met artist Hans Hofmann who influenced him to become a painter. While in Paris he studied at Académies de la Grande Chaumière, Colarossi, and the Sorbonne, and had further study at the University of Florence. Returning to San Francisco in 1930, Ferren abandoned sculpture for painting.... Read full biography
Born in Pendleton, OR on Oct. 17, 1905, the son of an Army officer. Shortly after his birth, Ferren lived in various parts of the Northwest with his family. Several years were spent in San Francisco and Los Angeles where he graduated from Polytechnic High School. In 1925 he returned to San Francisco and studied briefly at the CSFA. While apprenticed to a local stone cutter, he began modeling portrait heads in clay and plasticene. During a trip to Europe he met artist Hans Hofmann who influenced him to become a painter. While in Paris he studied at Académies de la Grande Chaumière, Colarossi, and the Sorbonne, and had further study at the University of Florence. Returning to San Francisco in 1930, Ferren abandoned sculpture for painting. After 1933 his home was in New York; however, in 1947 he built a summer studio in Brentwood, CA and taught summer sessions at the Art Center Scho.... Read full biography
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- Review of ExhibitionsMarch 2006EditorArt in America
- ReviewsMarch 2006Editors, ArtnewsARTnews
- ReviewsMarch 2004Editors, ARTnewsARTnews
- Review of ExhibitionsJune 1999Editors, Art in AmericaArt in America
- Eye on AmericanOctober 1997Editors, Art & AuctionArt & Auction