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Gretchen Dow Simpson Art

American, b. 1939
Gretchen Dow Simpson was born in 1939 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is a native New Englander painter. She is the author of over sixty magazine covers for The New Yorker Magazine. Simpson studied at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, class of 1961.
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Artist: Gretchen Dow Simpson
Gretchen Dow Simpson 'Waverly, Pennsylvania' 1991- Signed
Gretchen Dow Simpson 'Waverly, Pennsylvania' 1991- Signed

Gretchen Dow Simpson 'Waverly, Pennsylvania' 1991- Signed

By Gretchen Dow Simpson

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Waverly, Pennsylvania by the esteemed artist Gretchen Dow Simpson is a captivating limited edition serigraph that showcases the serene beauty and charm of Waverly, Pennsylvania. Publ...

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Signed Etching “Row Boats, Monhegan Island, Maine”
Signed Etching “Row Boats, Monhegan Island, Maine”

Signed Etching “Row Boats, Monhegan Island, Maine”

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A study in grays, this signed and numbered etching is by celebrated artist Gretchen Dow Simpson (1939–2025), whose distinctive architectural paintings appeared on 58 of “The New York...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Gretchen Dow Simpson Art

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New Yorker magazine Cover Oil Painting New England Porch Scene
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This is a hand painted copy of the New Yorker Magazine cover image from September 25, 1978. It is not signed. I was told it is by the artist. I am selling it as in the style of Gretchen Dow Simpson. The Magazine cover pictured is not included in the sale. just here as a reference. Actual image is 20 X 16. Might be acrylic paint. Gretchen Dow Simpson (born 1939 in Cambridge, MA) is a native New Englander painter. She is the author of over 60 magazine covers for The New Yorker Magazine. Family and personal life Simpson is the daughter of Elizabeth Sagendorph Dow and Richard A. Dow, who lived in Dover, Mass. Simpson was educated at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI, class of 1961. In 2005, Simpson received a Pell Grant. In 2010, she received an honorary doctorate from Bryant University, a private university in Rhode Island. Her two daughters are Megan and Phoebe. Simpson spent many years living in New York City, and from the 1970s to the 1990s over 50 of her paintings were featured as covers of The New Yorker Magazine. Gretchen Dow Simpson has shown her work at the Virginia Lynch Gallery in RI and the Mary Ryan Gallery in NYC. Her work is best known for her crisp & close-up views of New England architecture and for attention to details, proportions, and lighting effects. Simpson considers herself a “painter with a photographer’s eye,” and architectural forms have always drawn her. She is also drawn to geometry and scale. On October 2012 a 1,300-square-foot highway mural, based on one of her paintings, was installed on Interstate 95 in Pawtucket, RI as part of the former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee's Highway Beautification Project. Many famous artists have done covers for the New Yorker Magazine including, Saul Steinberg, Maira Kalman...

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