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Arthur Prince Spear

Arthur Prince Spear (1879 - 1959) was active/lived in Massachusetts, California.  Arthur Spear is known for Figure-idyllic, genre, landscape.

Born in Washington, DC on Sept. 23, 1879. Spear studied at George Washington University, ASL of NYC, and Académie Julian in Paris. While in California in 1927, he painted on the Mendocino coast and was active in southern California. Member: ANA. He died in Waban, MA in 1959. Exh: PPIE, 1915 (silver medal); NAD, 1921 (prize); Nicholson Gallery (Pasadena), 1927; Pasadena Society of Artists, 1931.

Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
American Art Annual 1908-33; Who's Who in American Art 1936-59.

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Facts about Arthur Prince Spear

   Publications  Book References:  23
Magazine References:  0

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23 Book References for Arthur Prince Spear
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 Dearinger, David B. Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of The National Academy of Design Volume One: 1826-1925 672 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1998 Vose Galleries Mary Bradish Titcomb and Her Contemporaries at the Fenway Studios
(Exhibition catalog)
54 Yes
1996 McMahan, Virgil E The Artists of Washington DC 1796-1996 240 No
1991 Falk, Peter Hastings Biennial Exhibition Record of the Corcoran Gallery of Art
(Exhibition catalog)
335 No
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950
(Exhibition catalog)
622 No
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)
1117 No
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II
(Exhibition catalog)
612 No
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)
538 No
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Dictionary of Signatures & Monogram 556 No
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1983 Cosentino, Andrew; Henry H. Glassie The Capital Image Painters in Washington 1800-1915
(Exhibition catalog)
280 Yes
1982 Opitz, Glenn Dictionary of American Artists 372 No
1959 Gilbert, Dorothy (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 1959 American Biographies 718 No
1954 Clark, Eliot History of the National Academy of Design, 1825-1953 296 No
1947 Gilbert, Dorothy, (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 1947 685 No
1937 Breckinridge, Mrs. H. (essay) Second National Exhibition of American Art Summer 1937
(Exhibition catalog)
32 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
1925 National Academy of Design Commemorative Exhibition 1825-1925
(Exhibition catalog)
160 No
1915 Walter, John; Pedro Lemos Panama-Pacific Exposition: Catalogue of the Post-Exposition Exhibit 112 No
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