Addison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy
Andover, MA 01810-4166
Andover, MA 01810-4166
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Museums page for Wayman Elbridge Adams ((1883 - 1959)), known for Portrait-notables, figure, genre and mural painting. Showing 28 museum collections and exhibitions.
Wayman Elbridge Adams MUSEUMS
1883 Muncie, Indiana - 1959 Austin, Texas. Known for: Portrait-notables, figure, genre and mural painting.
Wayman Adams is known for portraits of prominent persons including authors, painters, political leaders, etc. His portrait of Booth Tarkington brought him early recognition, and he was known as a... Read full biography
Wayman Adams is known for portraits of prominent persons including authors, painters, political leaders, etc. His portrait of Booth Tarkington brought him early recognition, and he was known as a "lightning" artist because his portraits were completed in one sitting. Ethnic types constitute one of... Read full biography
Wayman Adams is known for portraits of prominent persons including authors, painters, political leaders, etc. His portrait of Booth Tarkington brought him early recognition, and he was known as a "lightning" artist because his portraits were completed in one sitting. Ethnic types constitute one of the most intriguing aspects of his work. After receiving instruction at the Herron Art Institute* of Indianapolis, he went on to study with William Merritt Chase in Florence, Italy. From there he... Read full biography
Wayman Adams is known for portraits of prominent persons including authors, painters, political leaders, etc. His portrait of Booth Tarkington brought him early recognition, and he was known as a "lightning" artist because his portraits were completed in one sitting. Ethnic types constitute one of the most intriguing aspects of his work. After receiving instruction at the Herron Art Institute* of Indianapolis, he went on to study with William Merritt Chase in Florence, Italy. From there he traveled, in 1912, to Spain with Robert Henri, and besides studying Velazquez, made many sketches of the life of the Spanish people. The sitter is the main focus in Adams' portraits, although he did utilize accessories. Examples of such accessories would... Read full biography
Wayman Adams is known for portraits of prominent persons including authors, painters, political leaders, etc. His portrait of Booth Tarkington brought him early recognition, and he was known as a "lightning" artist because his portraits were completed in one sitting. Ethnic types constitute one of the most intriguing aspects of his work. After receiving instruction at the Herron Art Institute* of Indianapolis, he went on to study with William Merritt Chase in Florence, Italy. From there he traveled, in 1912, to Spain with Robert Henri, and besides studying Velazquez, made many sketches of the life of the Spanish people. The sitter is the main focus in Adams' portraits, although he did utilize accessories. Examples of such accessories would be a cigarette in his portrait of Professor Alexander Ernestinoff, shown after the War in the Luxembourg... Read full biography
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Museums & Collections (28)
All MuseumsAllen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College
Oberlin College
87 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074Art Institute of Chicago, AIC
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603-6110Ball State University Museum of Art
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47306Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
6003 Memorial Drive
PO Box 6826
Houston, TX 77007Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas (Austin)
200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd,
Austin, TX 78712-0338Butler Institute of American Art
524 Wick Avenue
Youngstown, OH 44502Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
1200 Forrest Park Drive
Nashville, TN 37205-4242Dallas Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201Hickory Museum of Art
243 Third Avenue N.E.
Hickory, NC 28601High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309Indiana Memorial Union Art Collection, Indiana University
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036McNay Art Museum
6000 North New Braunfels Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78209-0069Morris Museum of Art
1 Tenth Street
Augusta, GA 30901National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004Newfields
4000 Michigan Road
Indianapolis, IN 46208-4196San Antonio Museum of Art
200 West Jones Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78215-1406San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park, 1450 el Prado
Po 122107
San Diego, CA 92101Santa Barbara Museum of Art
1130 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2476Sheldon Museum of Art
12th &Amp; R Streets
Lincoln, NE 68588-0300Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (SAMA)
Altoona Facility (Brett Building)
1210 11th Ave
Altoona, PA 16601Stark Museum of Art
712 Green Avenue
Orange, TX 77630Swope Art Museum
25 South Seventh Street
Terre Haute, IN 47807The Heritage Society
1100 Bagby Street
Houston, TX 77002Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014Witte Museum
3801 Broadway
San Antonio, TX 78209Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
Box 208271
New Haven, CT 06520-8271