Avison, George (1885-1970)
George Avison was born in Norwalk, Connecticut on May 6, 1885. He attended public schools and wrote adventure stories and drew illustrations. At the requests of his teachers, he drew murals on blackboards with colored chalk. After school he sat at trolley stops and sketched passengers onboard before the trolleys left. After graduating Avison attend...
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Austin, Wendell
Austin, Wendell Philip (1896-1966)Wendell Austin was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1896 and educated in the public schools. He attended the Yale School of Fine Arts and in 1917 was an honor graduate. Just when he was about to receive the prestigious Prix-de-Rome, his ROTC was mobilized and sent to France. He spent the next two years on the Western Front and was a victim of ...
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Ades, Edward J.
Edward Ades was a Westport, Connecticut artist. In 1936 he completed six works for the Works Projects Administration (WPA) Federal Arts Project which were allocated to the Westport Town Hall, Westport Board of Education, and Undercliff Sanatorium. His birth and death dates are unknown.Source: WPA Artist’s Work CardWorks of Art Listed in CT Archives' database from Edward Ades:T...
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Luchetti, Gabriel
Luchetti, Gabriel (1918-1963)
All that we know about Gabriel Luchetti is that he was born in New Haven on January 8, 1918 to Nicola and Margaret Luchetti. He had two brothers and two sisters. We know nothing about his early art career or his education. He worked on the Federal Art Project while he was part of the National Youth Administration. People from this program oft...
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