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|  The following is from Tamara McClellan, Naples, Florida
George
Thompson Pritchard is my great uncle from my father's side. My
grandfather was his brother Sidney Pritchard. I never met George
Pritchard (nor my grandfather as he died before any of his
grandchildren were born.) My family does however have two painting from
George Pritchard, one a watercolor of a New York City Street, and one
of boats in New York harbor.
I have an old worn out and quite
dark photo copy of a newspaper article written about him from the New
Zealand Free Lance, August 1st 1951. The article states that the painting entitled The Peaceful End of the Glorious Revolution
was presented to the House of Representatives and is hanging in one of
the lobbies. It depicts William III signing the famous charter of
English freedom in 1689.
It also states that he studied art at the Elam School of Art in Auckland, The Academy of Fine Arts in Melbourne, the South Kensington School of Art in London, The Julian Academy in Paris and with van der Heldt in Amsterdam. He presented a painting to the Priminister Rt. Hon. S.G, Holland.
He was also a writer.
I
have no doubt that he was a character as my family has a powerful
reputation for that ...I am SURE it runs strong in the blood!
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
|  Born in Havelock, New Zealand on April 11, 1878, George Pritchard studied in Aukland at the Academy of Art, the Elam School of Art, and the Melbourne Academy of Fine Arts (1901).
Upon arriving in San Francisco in 1906 in the aftermath of the earthquake, he produced many paintings during his three-year stay. A few years were then spent in Milwaukee before journeying on to Paris for further art study at Académie Julian, and at the Vanderheldt Academy in Amsterdam (1911-14).
During WWI he lived in Canada, New York City, and Richmond, Virginia. Pritchard lectured and exhibited at colleges and universities throughout the South. In 1935 he settled in southern California and had studios in Glendale and Santa Monica. He taught art at his studio, exhibited regularly with the Glendale and Santa Monica Art Associations, and painted many landscapes and seascapes.
He died in Reseda, California on Feb. 26, 1962.
Exhibitions:
Tuesday Afternoon Club (Glendale), 1934; Webb Gallery (LA), 1946.
Collections:
California Historical Society, Gardena High School. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
|  Born in Havelock, New Zealand, George Pritchard became a painter
and lecturer who lived in San Francisco, California, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, Europe, Canada, and New York City. He studied in New Zealand
at the Aukland Academy of Art and Elam School of Art; in Australia at
the Melbourne Academy of Fine Art; in Paris at the Academy Julian, and
Amsterdam at the Venderheldt Academy.
Paula Warrington, great
niece of the artist, writes that Pritchard was quite a character who
also painted under the name of Jane Wilcox when he painted floral
works. He had a birth defect and had only one complete arm.
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
|  George Thompson Pritchard was born in 1878 in New Zealand and studied
at the Elam School of Art in Auckland as well as the Academy of Fine
Arts, Mellbourne. He then traveled to London where he continued his
studies at the South Kensington School of Art as the protoge of Sir
Alfred East, Royal Academy.
His studies concluded with work in Paris at the
Julien Academy and at the Dutch Vanderheldt Academy. Pritchard traveled
and exhibited extensively, eventually finding his greatest success in
the United States.
Source:
Whisnant Galleries |
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|  The following is from Valerie Gonzalez:
"I
am the great granddaughter of George Pritchard and I was talking to my
great aunt (his daughter) about his arm. He didn't have a birth defect;
it was cut off with a saw when he worked in a factory in London
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Biography from Artistic Gallery:
| George Thompson Pritchard studied in Auckland New Zealand at the Academy of Art, the Elam School of Art, and the Melbourne Academy of Fine Arts (1901). He arrived in San Francisco in 1906 after the earthquake and fire and painted there for three years. He spent a few years in Milwaukee before traveling to Paris for further art study at Academie Julian, and at the Vanderheldt Academy in Amsterdam. This period of time was from 1911 to 1914.
During WWI, Pritchard returned from Europe and alternately lived in Canada, New York City, and Richmond, Virginia. He relocated to Southern California in 1935 and opened two studios, one in Glendale and the other in Santa Monica where he taught art and exhibited with the Glendale and Santa Monica Art Associations.
Pritchard traveled and exhibited extensively throughout the United States.
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