McKendree Long
McKendree Long(1888 — 1976) was an Americanministerandpainter.
Life[edit]
Educated atHorner Military AcademyinOxfordand atDavidson College,he went on to attend classes at theArt Students LeagueinNew York.[1]Upon winning ascholarshipfor study in Europe, he travelled there, learning an academic style ofportraitpainting. He returned to the United States, working as a professionalportraitistinNew York CityandNorth Carolina.Long went on to serve inWorld War I,and abandoned his artistic career afterwards, being ordained as aPresbyterianminister in 1922, becoming anevangelistin the southern U.S.[2]In his seventies, Reverend Long began painting again, in a far moresurrealisticfashion that widely differed from the style of his previous portraiture.
GrandsonBen Long(1945- ) is also an alumnus of theArt Students LeagueinNew York.Ben Longhas gained substantial international notoriety, particularly for his drawings and fresco work.[3]
Archival collections[edit]
ThePresbyterian Historical SocietyinPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,has McKendree Robbins Long's Papers, including written and printed materials; original drawings, sketches, and illustrations; a folder of photographs; and seven sermons recorded on Duodisc electric transcription discs. Long embellished a portion of his handwritten work with imaginative illustrations and/or illumination, making this collection, and Long, particularly unique.
References[edit]
- ^Johnson, Ken (January 16, 2004)."ART IN REVIEW; McKendree Robbins Long -- 'Salvation and Smothered Passions'".The New York Times.RetrievedDecember 29,2018.
- ^Crowther, Hal; Smith, Lee (Spring 2004).""All Wrought Up": The Apocalyptic South of McKendree Robbins Long ".Southern Cultures.RetrievedDecember 29,2018.
{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^Bell, Adam (September 23, 2015)."New fresco by Ben Long comes to Wingate University museum".The Charlotte Observer.RetrievedDecember 29,2018.
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