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Gordon Grant
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Signed lower left. Born in San Francisco, CA on July 7, 1875, Gordon Grant grew up in San Francisco and at age 12 sailed around the Horn to London, England to study art at the Heatherly and Lambeth Schools. Returning to his native city in the 1890s, he was an illustrator for the Examiner. He maintained a studio in New York City at 137 East 66th Street throughout most of his career, but was active in California as a member and exhibitor of the California Printmakers and California Society of Etchers. Grant was the author-illustrator of Ships Under Sail (1941) and The Secret Voyage (1943). He died in New York City on May 7, 1962. Memberships: National Academy of Design; American Federation of Art; Salmagundi Club; National Arts Club, American Watercolor Society; New York Society of Painters; New York Watercolor Club; Washington Watercolor Club; Baltimore Watercolor Club; Chicago Society of Etchers; Philadelphia Watercolor Club; California Printmakers; California Society of Etchers. Exhibitions: Salmagundi Club (NYC), 1901, 1929, 1931 (prizes); National Academy of Design, 1926; Art Institute of Chicago, 1927, 1933; California Society of Etchers, 1928; Pasadena Art Institute 1930; NMAA, 1930 (solo); Painters & Sculptors of LA, 1931, 1937; Chicago Society of Etchers, 1932 (1st prize), 1935; Library of Congress, 1944-46. Collections CGA; Shasta State Historical Museum; MM; Whitney Museum; Joslyn Art Museum (Omaha); NY Public Library; Annapolis Naval Academy; New Britain Museum of Art; Library of Congress; White House (Washington DC); Kennebunkport (ME) Post Office (mural).
  • Creator:
    Gordon Grant (1875 - 1962, American)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Saratoga Springs, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU170210063172
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