Gerald Gleeson (1915-1986) Born: Providence, RI; Studied: Rhode Island School of Design, Mexico City College, California College of Arts and Crafts (Oakland); Member: Allied Artists of America. Gerald Gleeson grew up in Rhode Island and attended art school there in the late 1930s. After serving in World War II, he studied art with Jerry Farnsworth in Massachusetts and spent a year in Mexico before settling in Berkley, California.