Hanson Puthuff
Hanson Duvall Puthuff(August 21, 1875 – May 12, 1972) was alandscapepainterandmuralist,born inWaverly, Missouri.Puthuff studied at theArt Institute of Chicagobefore moving toColoradoin 1889 to study atUniversity of DenverArt School. He traveled toLos Angelesin 1903 and for 23 years worked as acommercial artistpaintingbillboardswhile painting landscapes in his leisure. In 1926, he abandoned commercial art and devoted his full-time to fine art and exhibitions. He is nationally famous for his lyric interpretations of the Southern Californiadeserts.Puthuff died inCorona del Maron May 12, 1972.[1]
Puthuff was one of the cofounders of theCalifornia Art Cluband theLaguna BeachArt Association. He won awards in 1909 from theAlaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition,a bronze medal at theParis Salonin 1914, and two silver medals from thePanama-California Expositionin 1915. His works were exhibited at schools and fairs across Arizona,[2]Missouri,[3]and Utah[4][5][6]during his life as well. His works are exhibited in, among other places, theLos Angeles County Museum of Art,[7]Laguna Art Museum,Bowers Museum,and the UCI Langson IMCA. His exceptional dioramas backing many of the historical exhibits at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum are still prominently displayed. Many of his works are also cataloged in theSmithsonian American Art Museumart inventory.
In 2007, thePasadena Museum of California ArtfeaturedCalifornia Colors: Hanson Puthuff,the first solo museum exhibition of his work. In conjunction with the exhibit, the Museum republished the artist'sautobiography.
References[edit]
- ^Hanson Puthuff - Artist, Art - Hanson Duvall Puthuff
- ^"Art at the Arizona State Fair".The American Magazine of Art.18(1): 45. January 1927.JSTOR23928575.
- ^"IN ST. LOUIS".The American Magazine of Art.17(2): 104. February 1926.JSTOR23929366.
- ^Hungtington, Mae (August 1930)."SPRINGVILLE—AN ART CENTER IN THE ROCKIES".The American Magazine of Art.21(8): 451.JSTOR23931818.
- ^"Art in a Utah High School".The American Magazine of Art.20(3): 168–169. March 1929.JSTOR23930799.
- ^"ART IN UTAH".The American Magazine of Art.23(1): 71. July 1931.JSTOR23935332.
- ^LACMA Collections Online
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