Born in Lockport, Illinois, John Warner Norton "successfully bridged the gap between conservative ideals and modern impulses in Chicago's early twentieth-century art world." (Kennedy 137
He had traditional training at the Art Institute of Chicago, beginning 1910, and later became one of the more avant-garde progressive teachers of the Institute. One of his major influences was adapting modernist styles to mural painting, and the results of this innovation can be seen in his project (showing 500 of 3126 characters). |
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