Artist Trivia: John Marin
Who is this artist? This artist was born in 1870 in Rutherford, New Jersey and was raised by maternal grandparents after the early deaths of this painter’s parents. Working for […]
Artist Trivia: Yvonne Jacquette
Who is this artist? This painter was born in 1934 in Pittsburgh and spent their early childhood growing up in Stamford, Connecticut. They attended the Rhode Island School of Design […]
Artist Trivia: Eliot Porter
Who is this artist? This artist was born in Winnetka, Illinois in 1901 and spent summers at the family home on Great Spruce Island in Maine. The varied natural areas […]
Artist Trivia: Kosti Ruohomaa
Who is this artist? This artist was born in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1913 and moved to Maine in 1926. They were the only child of Finnish parents who lived on […]
Artist Trivia: N.C. Wyeth
Who is this artist? Growing up on a farm in Needham, Massachusetts late in the nineteenth century, the artist-to-be developed a love of nature. At Mechanic Arts High School in […]
Artist Trivia: Henry Pearson
Who is this artist? This artist was born in 1914 in Kingston, North Carolina, and after studying at the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, attended Yale University School […]
Artist Trivia: Louise Nevelson
Who is this artist? This artist was born near Kiev in what is now Ukraine, in 1899. They moved to Rockland, Maine in 1905 with their family. In high school, they were […]
Artist Trivia: Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Who is this artist? This artist was born in Okayama, Japan and emigrated to the United States in 1906 at the age of 16 to escape military service. They began […]
Artist Trivia: Leonard Baskin
Who is this artist? The artist’s family moved from New Jersey to Brooklyn in 1929 where the artist’s father accepted a post as a Rabbi. Attending Yeshiva school during the […]
Artist Trivia: Alex Katz
Who is this artist? This painter was born in Brooklyn in 1927 and their family moved to St. Albans, a diverse community in Queens, NY in 1928. Both of their […]
