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John De Martelly

John Stockton De Martelly (1903 - 1979) was active/lived in Missouri, Michigan.  John De Martelly is known for Figure, landscape, genre painting, illustration, lithography, etching.

John Stockton de Martelly was a lithographer*, etcher, painter, illustrator, teacher and writer.  He was born in Philadelphia and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts*; and in Florence, Italy, as well as the Royal College of Art* in London.

In the 1930s and 1940s, he taught printmaking at the Kansas City Art Institute* to the same students who studied painting with Thomas Hart Benton. De Martelly became a close friend of Benton, and was influenced by his Regionalist* style. When Benton was fired from the Art Institute, the Board of Governors offered de Martelly Benton's job as head of the Painting Department. De Martelly was furious and quit.

De Martelly's lithographs, sold through the Associated American Artists* Galleries in New York in the 1930s and 1940s, captured the essence of the rural American landscape.

Eventually, de Martelly took a position as artist-in-residence at Michigan State University in East Lansing. By the late 1940s, he aband   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1656 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about John De Martelly

   John De Martelly  Born:  1903 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died:   1979 - Okemos, Michigan
Known for:  Figure, landscape, genre painting, illustration, lithography, etching
Name variants:  John Stockton DeMartelly

John Stockton de Martelly was a lithographer*, etcher, painter, illustrator, teacher and writer.  He was born in Philadelphia and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts*; and in Florence, Italy, as well as the Royal College of Art* in London.

In the 1930s and 1940s, he taught printmaking at the Kansas City Art Institute* to the same students who studied painting with Thomas Hart Benton. De Martelly became a close friend of Benton, and was influenced by his Regionalist* style. When Benton was fired from the Art Institute, the Board of Governors offered de Martelly Benton's job as head of the Painting Department. De Martelly was furious and quit.

De Martelly's lithographs, sold through the Associated American Ar  ...  Displaying 750 of 1656 characters.

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