Roger Wilson Dennis Explained

Roger Wilson Dennis (1902–1996) was an American artist whose art was informed by the American Impressionism practiced by the Lyme Art Colony and the art of the French Impressionists.^[1] A prolific painter, he concentrated mainly on natural scenes. Dennis was born in Norwich, Connecticut.^[2] He was head of the Conservation Department at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum at Connecticut College. His work is held in the collection of the Florence Griswold Museum.^[3]

Further reading

• Web site: Shippee . Patricia M. . Traditional Fine Arts Organization . Nature's Palette: The Roger W. Dennis Impressionist Garden . Distinguished Artists Series . 1999 . 10 December 2019.

Notes and References

1. Understanding the Techniques of American Tonalist and Impressionist Painters. Mayer, Lance. Myers, Gay. 1993. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation. 32. 2. 129–139. 10.2307/3179705. 3179705.
2. Web site: Roger Wilson DENNIS (1902-1996) . . December 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220101137/http://www.artprice.com/artist/99990/roger-wilson-dennis/biography . December 20, 2016 . live .
3. Web site: Artists in the Collection . 2019-07-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608204212/https://florencegriswoldmuseum.org/collections/artists-in-the-collection/ . 2019-06-08 . live .