Gracie Mansion, 1941
by Hardie Gramatky
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"This is the mayor’s residence in New York City, and at the time Dad painted it, we lived right across the street at 188 East End Avenue, a lovely brownstone where my folks had a railroad flat in the early 40’s. I played in Carl Schurz Park, which surrounds Gracie Mansion. Mayor LaGuardia chose it as the mayor’s house in 1942. I was born in Doctor’s Hospital on this same street, and then when I was three we moved out to `the country’." This painting was exhibited in 1989 at the Bergen Museum of Art & Science.
Courtesy of daughter-Linda Gramatky Smith
About Hardie Gramatky
| Hardie Gramatky, N.A. (1907-1979) Born: Dallas, TX; Studied: Stanford University, Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles); Member: National Academy of Design, New York Water Color Club, American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society. Hardie Gramatky was raised in Southern California. He studied art with F. Tolles Chamberlin, Clarence Hinkle, Pruett Carter and Barse Miller. A dedicated student of watercolor painting, he produced an average of five small watercolors per day. By 1929, he had become a proficient watercolorist and was recognized as one of the true innovators in the devel... (Read More) |
