Florence Griswold Museum
Lyme Historical Society
96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371
96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371
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Museums page for Walter Griffin ((1861 - 1935)), known for Landscape-coastal-town, portrait painting. Showing 8 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1861 Portland, Maine - 1935 Portland, Maine. Known for: Landscape-coastal-town, portrait painting.
Born in Portland, Maine on 14 January 1861, the son of Lydia Libby and Edward Souther Griffin, a successful woodcarver, Walter began studying art under his father. First, he learned the techniques of... Read full biography
Born in Portland, Maine on 14 January 1861, the son of Lydia Libby and Edward Souther Griffin, a successful woodcarver, Walter began studying art under his father. First, he learned the techniques of sculpture, carving pictorial bas-reliefs, decorative works and small figures. Even as a youth,... Read full biography
Born in Portland, Maine on 14 January 1861, the son of Lydia Libby and Edward Souther Griffin, a successful woodcarver, Walter began studying art under his father. First, he learned the techniques of sculpture, carving pictorial bas-reliefs, decorative works and small figures. Even as a youth, Walter attempted to capture the likenesses of local mariners who visited his father's studio and he was allowed to accompany his father on sketching trips with the group. At the age of seventeen, Walter... Read full biography
Born in Portland, Maine on 14 January 1861, the son of Lydia Libby and Edward Souther Griffin, a successful woodcarver, Walter began studying art under his father. First, he learned the techniques of sculpture, carving pictorial bas-reliefs, decorative works and small figures. Even as a youth, Walter attempted to capture the likenesses of local mariners who visited his father's studio and he was allowed to accompany his father on sketching trips with the group. At the age of seventeen, Walter left home to attend the recently established School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where he won a scholarship. Here in 1878, his first teacher was Emil Otto Grundmann, and some of his fellow students include Edmund Tarbell, Frank W. Benson and... Read full biography
Born in Portland, Maine on 14 January 1861, the son of Lydia Libby and Edward Souther Griffin, a successful woodcarver, Walter began studying art under his father. First, he learned the techniques of sculpture, carving pictorial bas-reliefs, decorative works and small figures. Even as a youth, Walter attempted to capture the likenesses of local mariners who visited his father's studio and he was allowed to accompany his father on sketching trips with the group. At the age of seventeen, Walter left home to attend the recently established School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where he won a scholarship. Here in 1878, his first teacher was Emil Otto Grundmann, and some of his fellow students include Edmund Tarbell, Frank W. Benson and Dennis Miller Bunker. Walter excelled as a draftsman, following Grundmann's strictly academic training of... Read full biography
Walter Griffin - Artist Info
About Walter Griffin: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (8)
All MuseumsGreenwich Historical Society
Historical Society of Greenwich Inc.
39 Strickland Road
Greenwich, CT 06807High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309Michael C Carlos Museum, Emory University
Emory University
571 Kilgo Street
Atlanta, GA 30322-1950San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park, 1450 el Prado
Po 122107
San Diego, CA 92101Sheldon Museum of Art
12th &Amp; R Streets
Lincoln, NE 68588-0300Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103-2990Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21741-0423