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Percy Manser

Percy L. Manser (1886 - 1973) was active/lived in Oregon.  Percy Manser is known for Landscape, genre painting (Hood River landscapes).

Percy L. Manser (1886-1973)

He was born in England where he studied at the King Charles School of Art in Tumbridge Wells from 1896-1901, before immigrating to Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1904.  He also studied at the Pratt Institute Summer School in Ashland, Oregon.

Manser and his Canadian wife at first lived in British Columbia, moving to Hood River, Oregon in 1917, to take up fruit farming.  Though he was involved in managing the farm, Manser spent most of his time painting, inspired by the natural beauty of the mountains and valleys of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon and Washington.  After his first exhibition at the Hood River County Fair in 1919, his regional and national recognition grew, eventually leading to him becoming known as the "Grand Old Man of Hood River Painters" during a nearly sixty year painting career.

Several times during the 1930s he was selected to represent Oregon at the American Artists Professional League exhibition at Rocke   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1523 characters.]  Artist bio

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7 Book References for Percy Manser
Year Author Title Pages Color
2015 Moure, Nancy Dustin Publications in California Art No. 11 Index to California Art Exhibited at the Laguna Beach Art Association, 1918-1972 0 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
1999 Allen, Ginny & Jody Klevit Oregon Painters The First 100 Years:1859-1959 251 Yes
1985 Dawdy, Doris Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary 1184 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
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