Ira J. Deen Explained

Ira J. Deen
Birth Name:Ira J. Deen
Birth Date:December 9, 1874
Birth Place:Mount Union, Pennsylvania,
United States
Nationality:American
Field:Painting
Movement:American Impressionism, Pennsylvania plein air Impressionism

Ira J. Deen (December 9, 1874  - June 7, 1952) was an American artist.

Born in Mount Union, Pennsylvania, Deen moved with his family to Harrisburg in 1891 when he was 16 where he took a job painting city electric trolley cars for the Harrisburg Traction Co.[1] Deen was known for his impressionist nature and landscape paintings of the Susquehanna River and other areas of Pennsylvania countryside.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ira J. Deen . The Garden Gallery . Nov 24, 2013.
  2. Web site: Ira J. Deen . AskArt . Nov 24, 2013.