George Gardner Symons Explained
George Gardner Symons (1861-1930) was an American impressionist painter.
Biography
He was born in either 1861 or 1863 in Chicago, Illinois. Attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Symons also studied in Europe and won awards at the National Academy of Design and the Corcoran Gallery of Art.[1] A plein-air painter, he built the first studio in the art colony of Laguna Beach, California during the early 1900s.[2] [3] He died in Hillside, New Jersey in 1930.[4] [5]
External links
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- Biographical Notes, a collection of biographical information and images of 50 American artists, containing information about the artist on page 46.
- Two exhibition catalogs, available from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries.
Notes and References
- Book: Demetrion, James T.. Selected Paintings, Sculptures and Works on Paper. Des Moines Art Center. 1985. 0-9614615-0-0. 206. registration.
- News: William Swift Daniell . July 10, 2020 . The Los Angeles Times . July 2, 1933. 26. Newspapers.com.
- News: Chang . Richard . Laguna Art Museum explores its past with 'Art Colony' exhibit . July 10, 2020 . The Los Angeles Times . August 16, 2018.
- News: Noted Artist of New York Succumbs to Pneumonia at Age of 64. Winner Of Famous Prizes. Specialized in Winter Landscapes. Principal Works Now In Leading Art Galleries. . . January 14, 1930 . 2009-08-10 .
- News: Gardner Symons, Famed American Artist, Dies at Hillside. N.J. . . January 15, 1930 . 2009-08-10 . 2012-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021214957/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/371136002.html?dids=371136002:371136002&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+15,+1930&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=PAINTER+OF+LANDSCAPES+SUCCUMBS&pqatl=google . dead .
