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Museums page for Clayton Sumner Price ((1874 - 1950)), known for Modern figure, landscape, non ob. Showing 9 museum collections and exhibitions.
Clayton Sumner Price MUSEUMS
1874 Bedford, Iowa - 1950 Portland, Oregon. Known for: Modern figure, landscape, non ob.
A leading-edge modernist painter on the West Coast during the last 30 years of his life, Clayton Price was a homesteader and cowhand of the American West during the first 30 years. He was born in... Read full biography
A leading-edge modernist painter on the West Coast during the last 30 years of his life, Clayton Price was a homesteader and cowhand of the American West during the first 30 years. He was born in Bedford, Iowa, to a farm family of twelve children. The family moved to Wyoming and then to Canada,... Read full biography
A leading-edge modernist painter on the West Coast during the last 30 years of his life, Clayton Price was a homesteader and cowhand of the American West during the first 30 years. He was born in Bedford, Iowa, to a farm family of twelve children. The family moved to Wyoming and then to Canada, always looking for better land. He became an accomplished carpenter and expert horseman, and at age 21, staked his own homesteading claim in Wyoming where he built his own cabin. But not wanting to be... Read full biography
A leading-edge modernist painter on the West Coast during the last 30 years of his life, Clayton Price was a homesteader and cowhand of the American West during the first 30 years. He was born in Bedford, Iowa, to a farm family of twelve children. The family moved to Wyoming and then to Canada, always looking for better land. He became an accomplished carpenter and expert horseman, and at age 21, staked his own homesteading claim in Wyoming where he built his own cabin. But not wanting to be tied down, he gave the claim to his family and became a roving cowhand. Encouraged by his mother, he also sketched, especially animals. In 1905, at age 32, he went to St. Louis and enrolled at the St. Louis School of the Fine Arts, his only formal... Read full biography
A leading-edge modernist painter on the West Coast during the last 30 years of his life, Clayton Price was a homesteader and cowhand of the American West during the first 30 years. He was born in Bedford, Iowa, to a farm family of twelve children. The family moved to Wyoming and then to Canada, always looking for better land. He became an accomplished carpenter and expert horseman, and at age 21, staked his own homesteading claim in Wyoming where he built his own cabin. But not wanting to be tied down, he gave the claim to his family and became a roving cowhand. Encouraged by his mother, he also sketched, especially animals. In 1905, at age 32, he went to St. Louis and enrolled at the St. Louis School of the Fine Arts, his only formal training. He found it frustrating because of the emphasis on conveying realistic images, but the technical information was valuable. He met... Read full biography
Clayton Sumner Price - Artist Info
About Clayton Sumner Price: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (9)
All MuseumsAddison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy
Andover, MA 01810-4166Laguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Drive
Laguna Beach, CA 92651Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004Neuberger Museum of Art
Suny, Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607Sheldon Museum of Art
12th &Amp; R Streets
Lincoln, NE 68588-0300The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052