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Walter Inglis Anderson

Walter Inglis Anderson (1903 - 1965) was active/lived in Mississippi, Louisiana.  Walter Anderson is known for Modernist genre-views painting, non objective, flora, pottery.

The following information was submitted in June of 2006 by Henry Grovenor:

Walter Anderson firmly believed that quality art was an important part of life and should be made available to everyone. As he said, "There should be simple, good decorations, to be sold at prices to rival the five-and-ten." Noticing that only poor quality art was available in stores and little was available for children, he resolved to make art which could be reproduced easily and sell inexpensively — linoleum block prints.  This technique enabled him to provide affordable, quality art.

The technique of linoleum block printing is a simple concept; however, it requires much skill and talent to actually produce memorable art.  Anderson purchased surplus "battleship linoleum," thicker than ordinary linoleum with a burlap backing for better support, to create his blocks.  During the mid-1940s, he created almost 300 linocuts working in the attic of the sea-side plantation house, Oldfiel   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 15235 characters.]  Artist bio

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