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1887 Viola, Wisconsin - 1938 Chicago, Illinois. Known for: Indian-western genre painting, illustration.
Born in Viola, Wisconsin, Laverne Black became a painter and sculptor of western genre. His style combined Impressionism and Modernism, and he did not receive much attention for his work during his... Read full biography
Born in Viola, Wisconsin, Laverne Black became a painter and sculptor of western genre. His style combined Impressionism and Modernism, and he did not receive much attention for his work during his lifetime but was much appreciated later for his pictorial record of western life. He was the son of... Read full biography
Born in Viola, Wisconsin, Laverne Black became a painter and sculptor of western genre. His style combined Impressionism and Modernism, and he did not receive much attention for his work during his lifetime but was much appreciated later for his pictorial record of western life. He was the son of an innkeeper, and as a child, often played with Indian boys from the local Kickapoo reservation. From these experiences, he acquired great interest in Indian legends and traditions, which he began... Read full biography
Born in Viola, Wisconsin, Laverne Black became a painter and sculptor of western genre. His style combined Impressionism and Modernism, and he did not receive much attention for his work during his lifetime but was much appreciated later for his pictorial record of western life. He was the son of an innkeeper, and as a child, often played with Indian boys from the local Kickapoo reservation. From these experiences, he acquired great interest in Indian legends and traditions, which he began painting on his own, using natural materials such as berry juices for paints. His family sold their hotel business and moved to Chicago where he received his only formal training, which was at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts from 1906-1908. He worked as... Read full biography
Born in Viola, Wisconsin, Laverne Black became a painter and sculptor of western genre. His style combined Impressionism and Modernism, and he did not receive much attention for his work during his lifetime but was much appreciated later for his pictorial record of western life. He was the son of an innkeeper, and as a child, often played with Indian boys from the local Kickapoo reservation. From these experiences, he acquired great interest in Indian legends and traditions, which he began painting on his own, using natural materials such as berry juices for paints. His family sold their hotel business and moved to Chicago where he received his only formal training, which was at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts from 1906-1908. He worked as an illustrator for Minneapolis and Chicago newspapers, and assignments took him West where he sketched on... Read full biography
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Museums & Collections (6)
All MuseumsPhoenix Art Museum
1625 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1685Roswell Museum and Art Center
100 West 11th
Roswell, NM 88201Stark Museum of Art
712 Green Avenue
Orange, TX 77630Tucson Museum of Art
140 N. Main Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85718Woolaroc Museum
The Frank Phillips Foundation Inc.
1925 Woolaroc Ranch Road
Bartlesville, OK 74003