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Owen Gromme

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Owen J. Gromme (1896 - 1991) was active/lived in Wisconsin.  Owen Gromme is known for Wildlife paintings, sketchings.

Owen Justus Gromme was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin on July 5th 1896 and grew up along the shores of Lake Winnebago. There during his early formative years he learned the ways of nature from his father and the local hunters, trappers and woodsmen that made this region their home. From his high school assembly room, he watched massive flocks of waterfowl staging on Lake Winnebago (one of the reasons he claims he never graduated from high school.) He shot Prairie Chickens and geese and spent his days in the wetlands, fields and forests near his home. This was a time of great learning for Gromme and a time that influenced the remainder of his life.

Gromme worked at the Milwaukee Public Museum for 43 years, beginning in 1922, retiring from the post of Curator of Birds and Mammals in January 1965. While in this position he traveled extensively on museum expeditions, collecting documenting and recording the vast variety of life forms he encountered including one to Alaska and anoth   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 7595 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Owen Gromme

   Publications  Book References:  9
Magazine References:  2

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2 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Owen Gromme
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Wildlife Art The Best-Laid Plans December 1997 McIntosh, Michael Yes
Wildlife Art The Raven and the Ring May 1995 McItosh, Michael Yes
9 Book References for Owen Gromme
Year Author Title Pages Color
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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 Levy, Hannah Heidi Famous Wisconsin Artists and Architects 316 No
1993 Southwest Art Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art 64 No
1988 McCaddin, Joe (introduction) Duck Stamps and Prints The Complete Federal & State Editions 192 Yes
1987 Hume, Christopher (editor-in-chief) From the Wild Portfolios of North America's Finest Wildlife Artists 192 Yes
1983 Mentzer, Michael; R Peterson The World of Owen Gromme 0 Yes
1975 Chambers, Bruce W American Paintings in the High Museum of Art/Bicentenial Catalogue 127 Yes
Robbins, Samuel D Birds of Wisconsin 0 Yes
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