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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.

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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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Facts about Walter Inglis Anderson

   Publications  Book References:  18
Magazine References:  9

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9 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Walter Inglis Anderson
Magazine Article Date Author Color
ARTnews Reviews March 2006 Editors, Artnews Yes
American Art Review Waterworks: 150 Years of Watercolor October 2004 Severens, Martha R Yes
Art in America Review of Exhibitions May 2004 Editors, Art in America Yes
Art & Antiques Museum Scene January 2004 Editor, Art & Antiques Yes
Wildlife Art Art Destinations January 2004 Editors, Wildlife Art Yes
Southwest Art Art Events-Coast to Coast January 2004 Osterman, Julie Yes
Wildlife Art Art by Osmosis July 2003 Herring, Lori Yes
American Art Review Eudora Welty Among Artists June 2002 Black, Patti Carr Yes
Art in America Review of Exhibitions May 1996 Editors, Art in America Yes
18 Book References for Walter Inglis Anderson
Year Author Title Pages Color
2009 Black, Patti Carr American Masters of the Mississippi Gulf Coast: George Ohr, Dusti Bonge, Walter Anderson, Richmond Barthe 99 Yes
2006 Stewart, Dod Shearwater Pottery 337 Yes
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 Maurer, Christopher Fortune's Favorite Child: The Uneasy Life of Walter Anderson 350 Yes
2000 Maurer, Christopher and Maria Estrella Iglesias Dreaming in Clay on the Coast of Mississippi: Love and Art at Shearwater 368 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1996 Delehanty, Randolph Art in the American South Works from the Ogden Collection 292 Yes
1995 Severens, Martha R Greenville County Museum of Art The Southern Collection 289 Yes
1992 Pennington, Estill Curtis A Southern Collection 246 Yes
1991 Pennington, Estill Curtis Downriver Currents of Style in Louisiana Painting 1800-1950 208 Yes
1989 Anderson, Agnes G Approaching the Magic Hour Memories of Walter Anderson 193 No
1989 Lauren Rogers Museum of Art Lauren Rogers Museum of Art Handbook of the Collections 198 Yes
1985 Driscoll, John Paul Walter Anderson Realizations of an Islander 62 Yes
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1983 Virginia Museum, Richmond Painting in the South: 1564-1980
(Exhibition catalog)
362 Yes
1940 Ball, Charlotte (editor) Who's Who in American Art, 1940-1941, Volume III Contemporary American Artists 790 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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