George William Whitaker, tonalist landscape, still life and marine
painter, was called the "Dean of the Providence
Painters". His largest scale canvases are typically still lifes,
and his landscapes seldom include people, or animals. He was also
a teacher, becoming the first instructor in oil painting at the Rhode
Island School of Design.
Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, Whitaker spent his
student years in New York where he apprenticed to an engraver uncle. W (showing 500 of 1775 characters). |
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