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Augustus William Dunbier

Augustus William Dunbier (1888 - 1977) was active/lived in Nebraska, Arizona.  Augustus Dunbier is known for Landscape, portrait, and still life painting, teaching.

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Born on a farm in Polk County, Nebraska, during the famous blizzard of 1888, Augustus Dunbier became Nebraska's most prominent and widely traveled artist in the early to mid 20th century. Working until the year before his death at age 89, he painted landscapes, still life, and portraits in a style that others, but not he, labelled Impressionist. At age 10, he saw his first professional art work at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha, and this exposure set the direction of his life. A year later, he returned with his parents to Germany from where his family had emigrated, and in 1907, he enrolled for seven years of study at the Dusseldorf Academy, known for its instruction in genre and history painting. However, Impressionist Adolf Munzer had the most influence on him as did his private plein-aire painting excursions into the countryside with fellow students.

Returning to America, he spent a semester at the Chicago Art Institute d   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 13488 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Augustus William Dunbier

   Publications  Book References:  33
Magazine References:  11

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11 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Augustus William Dunbier
Magazine Article Date Author Color
The Artbook of the New West Augustus Dunbier October 2003 Deitch, Lew Yes
Southwest Art The Artist at Home January 2003 Gangelhoff, Bonnie Yes
American Art Review Augustus W Dunbier October 2001 Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson Yes
Art-Talk In the Galleries October 2001 Editor, Art Talk No
Southwest Art Paint for the Love of Color June 2001 Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson Yes
Art of the West What's News June 2001 Editors, Art of the West Yes
Santa Fean Adobe Dream May 2001 Campbell, Virginia Yes
Southwest Art Recent Books April 2001 Editor, Southwest Art Yes
Southwest Art Art Online October 2000 Editors, Southwest Art Yes
Southwest Art Augustus W Dunbier March 1989 Robinson, Natalie V Yes
Western Art Digest Augustus Dunbier (1888-1977) January 1987 Hooley, Renee Yes
33 Book References for Augustus William Dunbier
Year Author Title Pages Color
2014 Fahlman, Betsy (Editor) Southwest Art History Conference Abstracts, 1996-2013 217 Yes
2012 Puschendorf, L. Robert Nebraska's Post Office Murals: Born of the Depression, Fostered by the New Deal 112 Yes
2009 Behrens, Roy R. Camoupedia: A Compendium of Research on Art, Architecture and Camouflage 461 No
2009 Katlan, Alexander W. Salmagundi Club Painting Exhibition Records 1940-1951 and Water Color Exhibition Records 1900-1951 623 No
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
2003 Clemmer, David Serenading the Light: Painters of the Desert Southwest (Collection of Billy Schenck) 120 Yes
2002 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
Available For Sale.
1249 No
2002 Weintraub, Alison How to Draw Nebraska's Sights and Symbols: A Kid's Guide 32 Yes
2000 Dunbier, Lonnie (Author); Marcia Kmack (Layout Design) Augustus W. Dunbier: Paint For the Love of Color 100 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1995 Phippen Museum-Western Art Southwest Artists Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)
32 No
1994 Museum of Nebraska Art Augustus W Dunbier
(Exhibition catalog)
16 Yes
1993 Southwest Art Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art 64 No
1991 Marlor, Clark S The Salons of America
(Exhibition catalog)
242 No
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: The Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, Pacific Volume Three 396 Yes
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)
538 No
1986 Landon, Daryl R (Introduction) Museum of Nebraska Art: Opening Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)
29 No
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Dawdy, Doris Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary 1184 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1984 Marlor, Clark S The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944
(Exhibition catalog)
600 No
1982 Opitz, Glenn Dictionary of American Artists 372 No
1978 Hoffman, Harry H.; Gary Zaruba A Survey of Nebraska Art Works Drawn from the Collection
(Exhibition catalog)
20 No
1976 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition 756 No
1975 Joslyn Art Museum Nebraska '75
(Exhibition catalog)
24 No
1967 Nebraska Centennial Commission Nebraska Art Today A Centenial Invitational Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)
84 No
1938 Joslyn Memorial Museum The Society of Liberal Arts Five States Exhibit
(Exhibition catalog)
4 No
1937 Breckinridge, Mrs. H. (essay) Second National Exhibition of American Art Summer 1937
(Exhibition catalog)
32 No
1936 Breckinridge, Mrs. (essay) First National Exhibition of American Art
(Exhibition catalog)
32 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
1927 Kansas City Art Institute Midwestern Artists' Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)
8 No
1923 Howard, Frances R., Editor Who's Who in Art: American Art Annual, 1923-1924 793 No
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