Akron Art Museum
70 East Market Street
Akron, OH 44308-2084
Akron, OH 44308-2084
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1900 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio - 1992. Known for: Rural landscape painting, snowscenes.
Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Ray Grathwol came to live and work in Akron, Ohio. He was a self-taught painter who depicted primarily Ohio scenes. Many of his works are in frames made by Grathwol... Read full biography
Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Ray Grathwol came to live and work in Akron, Ohio. He was a self-taught painter who depicted primarily Ohio scenes. Many of his works are in frames made by Grathwol himself. He was a member of the Akron Society of Arts. Although he exhibited extensively (Carnegie... Read full biography
Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Ray Grathwol came to live and work in Akron, Ohio. He was a self-taught painter who depicted primarily Ohio scenes. Many of his works are in frames made by Grathwol himself. He was a member of the Akron Society of Arts. Although he exhibited extensively (Carnegie Institute, World's Fair in New York, Canton Art Institute, Parkersburg Fine Art Center, Massillon Museum, Ohio University, Akron Art Institute) and won many prizes, he did not sell many of his paintings.... Read full biography
Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Ray Grathwol came to live and work in Akron, Ohio. He was a self-taught painter who depicted primarily Ohio scenes. Many of his works are in frames made by Grathwol himself. He was a member of the Akron Society of Arts. Although he exhibited extensively (Carnegie Institute, World's Fair in New York, Canton Art Institute, Parkersburg Fine Art Center, Massillon Museum, Ohio University, Akron Art Institute) and won many prizes, he did not sell many of his paintings. Only recently, following the artist's death in 1992, have his works been much more widely appreciated and sought after. A good number have been coming out of the artist's estate, and more and more they appear in fine galleries and collections. With... Read full biography
Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Ray Grathwol came to live and work in Akron, Ohio. He was a self-taught painter who depicted primarily Ohio scenes. Many of his works are in frames made by Grathwol himself. He was a member of the Akron Society of Arts. Although he exhibited extensively (Carnegie Institute, World's Fair in New York, Canton Art Institute, Parkersburg Fine Art Center, Massillon Museum, Ohio University, Akron Art Institute) and won many prizes, he did not sell many of his paintings. Only recently, following the artist's death in 1992, have his works been much more widely appreciated and sought after. A good number have been coming out of the artist's estate, and more and more they appear in fine galleries and collections. With Grathwol's water painting, Harbor Scene, he draws us into the calm foreground first, with the silent... Read full biography
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All MuseumsCanton Museum of Art
1001 Market Avenue North
Canton, OH 44702