Linda in Front Yard, (Westport), 1947
by Hardie Gramatky
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"Dad noted that he’d given this painting to my mother, Doppy. His first title was `My Front Yard’ and it was exhibited at the National Academy of Design in 1949. Dad was honored to be elected one of 24 full Academicians in 1950. The National Academy had begun accepting watercolorists only four years previously and has kept the number to 25 members in the `aquarellist’ category. This scene is of me at age 4 in the front yard of our Westport house (where my husband and I now live). It was shown at the Bergen Museum of Art & Science n 1989."
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) |
