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Glackens, William James
American Ashcan School Painter, 1870-1938
American painter and illustrator. He graduated in 1889 from Central High School, Philadelphia, where he had known Albert C. Barnes, who later became a noted collector of modern art. He became a reporter-illustrator for the Philadelphia Record in 1891 and later for the Philadelphia Press. In 1892 he began to attend evening classes in drawing at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, studying under Thomas Anshutz. In the same year he became a friend and follower of Robert Henri, who persuaded him to take up oil painting in 1894. Henri's other students, some of whom were referred to as the Ashcan school, included George Luks
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Painting ID:: 19054
On the Quai
1895-96
Oil on canvas
Valparaiso University Museum of Art, Valparaiso, Indiana.
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Painting ID:: 19052
Bal Bullier, No. I
1895
Oil on canvas
Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago.
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Painting ID:: 19053
La Villette
1895
Oil on canvas
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.
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Painting ID:: 19055
Girl in a Black Cape
1897
Oil on canvas.
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Painting ID:: 19056
Fruit Stand, Coney Island
1898
Oil on canvas.
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Glackens, William James
American Ashcan School Painter, 1870-1938
American painter and illustrator. He graduated in 1889 from Central High School, Philadelphia, where he had known Albert C. Barnes, who later became a noted collector of modern art. He became a reporter-illustrator for the Philadelphia Record in 1891 and later for the Philadelphia Press. In 1892 he began to attend evening classes in drawing at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, studying under Thomas Anshutz. In the same year he became a friend and follower of Robert Henri, who persuaded him to take up oil painting in 1894. Henri's other students, some of whom were referred to as the Ashcan school, included George Luks
. Related Artists to Glackens, William James: | Stanley, Owen | Jan Provost | Charles Schreyvogel | STEINLE, Edward Jakob von | Spinello Aretino |
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