Grant Reynard Explained

Grant Tyson Reynard
Birth Date:October 20, 1887
Birth Place:Grand Island, Nebraska
Death Date:August 13, 1968
Death Place:Leonia, New Jersey
Education:Art Institute of Chicago
Occupation:Painter, etcher, lithographer and illustrator
Spouse:Gwendolyn Crawford
Children:2 daughters

Grant Reynard (October 20, 1887 - August 13, 1968) was an American painter, etcher, lithographer and illustrator.

Life

Reynard was born on October 20, 1887, in Grand Island, Nebraska.[1] [2] He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago.[3]

Reynard became a painter, etcher and lithographer in New Jersey.[3] [4] He drew illustrations for Redbook, The Saturday Evening Post, Harper's Bazaar, Collier's and Cosmopolitan.[5] He was the president of the Montclair Art Museum, and a member of the National Academy of Design and the American Watercolor Society.[3] [4]

Reynard married Gwendolyn Crawford, and they had two daughters.[4] He died on August 13, 1968, in Leonia, New Jersey.[1] [2] His work can be seen at the Museum of Nebraska Art,[1] the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,[6] the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[7] the National Gallery of Art,[8] and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grant Reynard . Museum of Nebraska Art . April 29, 2019.
  2. Web site: Grant Reynard . Smithsonian American Art Museum . April 29, 2019.
  3. News: Grant Reynard Succumbs At 80 . April 29, 2019 . The Montclair Times . Montclair, New Jersey . August 15, 1968. 4. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Grant Reynard, 81, Illustrator, Painter, Lecturer, From Leonia . April 29, 2019 . The Record . Hackensack, New Jersey . August 14, 1968. 39.
  5. News: Death Told of Artist G. T. Reynard . April 29, 2019 . The Lincoln Star . Lincoln, Nebraska . August 15, 1968. 23. Newspapers.com.
  6. Web site: Grant T. Reynard . Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco . 21 September 2018 . May 2, 2019.
  7. Web site: Grant Tyson Reynard . Metropolitan Museum of Art . May 2, 2019.
  8. Web site: Grant Tyson Reynard . National Gallery of Art . May 2, 2019.