By Harry Worthman
Located in Houston, TX
Oil on board.
Dimensions: 11”H x 16”W, overall size is 17” x 21”.
Signed lower right, dated 1956.
Artist was born in New York City, and growing up in Rensselaer, New York, near the town of Albany, Harry Northman (1909-1989) knew early in life that art was to be his career. After graduating from high school, Worthman attended the Art Students League in New York City, studying under such well-known artists as George Bridgman, Dean Cornwell and Frank Vincent Dumond. He also studied at the National Academy of Design and the Cooper Union, both in New York City. In 1948, Worthman moved to Texas where he finished out his career. Primarily a portrait artist, Harry Worthman produced his finest works in that genre. He left many sketches and pastel studies, some of which rival in quality the finished works in oil. Together, they portray images of famous individuals, such as Lyndon B. Johnson, John Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, J.C. Penney, Alan Shepard, Ann Landers...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Harry Worthman Art