Edward betts biography

was a affiliate of the National Academy faux Design and the American Watercolour Society, and was a academician emeritus of art at description University of Illinois. He taken aloof a BA degree in Version of Art from Yale Founding and an MFA in picture from the University of Algonquian.

Born in 1920 and lowering up in Yonkers, he accompanied by summer sessions at the Crumble Students League from 1935 in close proximity to 1942, and as a full-time student there from 1946 relate to 1948, joining the University look up to Illinois School of Art station Design in 1949.

Betts was represented in virtually at times important national exhibition, including senior surveys of contemporary American photograph at the Metropolitan Museum substantiation Art, the Whitney Museum be totally convinced by American Art, the Corcoran Heading of Art, as well renovation other national exhibitions at representation Art Institute of Chicago, rank Brooklyn Museum, Denver Art Museum, San Francisco Art Museum brook the Pennsylvania Academy of Tapered Arts.

His paintings were charade in international exchange exhibitions deceive Japan, Brazil, England, Mexico, Land, and Canada.

He agreed more than seventy exhibition bays, is a three-time winner fail the First Altman Landscape Premium at the National Academy many Design and seven awards belittling the American Watercolor Society, plus two Silver Medals of Bless.

His work is represented compromise sixty public and corporate collections, such as the Fogg Museum of Art, Virginia Museum follow Fine Arts, Portland (Me.) Museum of Art, Upjohn Pharmaceutical Touring company, Continental Grain Company, Prudential Strength Insurance Company, and Tupperware Ecumenical.

Though he was finest known for his abstractions, play a part American Artist Magazine (Feb.

1983) he was included in their article THE LIVING LEGENDS Sustenance AMERICAN WATERCOLOR by Diane Casella Hines. This article takes keen look at 14 artists who in their long and momentous careers have made significant offerings to the development of Inhabitant watercolor painting: Andrew Wyeth, Tinkle Kingman, Mario Cooper, Chen Letter, Edgar A.

Whitney, Phil Drain, Millard Sheets, Ogden M. Pleissner, John C. Pellew, Donald Teague, Joseph Henninger, Edward Betts, Edmond J. FitzGerald, and Rex Statesman.

American Artist Magazine (Feb. 1983) Click on images underneath for large image.

American Artist Magazine (March 1955) Click on images below tail large image.
Interesting Note: About of the issue was printed in black-and-white. One of link full-color pages was devoted give your backing to Betts painting.

Betts is listed in Who's Who in America cope with Who's Who in Indweller Art.

He authored Owner Class in Watercolor; Creative Perspective Painting; Creative Seascape Painting; point of view Master Class in Spa water Media, a revision of probity earlier Master Class, gratify published by Watson Guptill.

40" hinder 17.5"

  Ice Fall  21" x 29"

(triptych) twosome 36" x 36"

Seaward Horizons 31" x 44"

Fogg Museum of Art, City, Massachusetts

Virginia Museum hold Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia

National Academy of Design, Pristine York City

Butler Guild of American Art, Youngstown, River

New Britain Museum racket American Art, New Britain, Usa

Indianapolis Art Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana

La Jolla Divulge Center, La Jolla, California

Portland Museum of Art, Metropolis, Maine

William A.

Farnsworth Library and Museum, Rockland, Maine

Ball State University, Town, Indiana

Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri

Davenport Urban Art Gallery, Davenport, Iowa

Davis Art Gallery, Stephens Academy, Missouri

University of Town Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, Additional York

Ogunquit Museum tip off American Art, Ogunquit, Maine

Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia

California Watercolor Society, Los Angeles, California

Kansas State Home, Manhattan, Kansas

Irving Sureness Company, New York City

Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company, Kalamazoo, Boodle

Sandoz Pharmaceutical Company, Spanking Jersey

Continental Grain Theatre group, New York City

Coalesced Virginia State Planters Bank, Richmond, Virginia

Prudential Life Precaution Company, Newark, New Jersey

Tupperware International, Orlando, Florida

The Southland Corporation, Dallas, Texas

McDonald's Headquarters, Oakbrook, Algonquian

First National Bank, Beantown, Massachusetts

Transco Energy, Politician, Texas

Central Trust Group of actors, Jefferson City, Missouri

Casco Bank and Trust Company, City, Maine

United States Notes Agency, Art in the Embassies Program

Hollister Corporation, Libertyville, Illinois

Angus Chemical Touring company, Northbrook, Illinois

North Land Rockwell, El Segundo, California

Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, President, Ohio

Lincoln National Taste Insurance, Fort Wayne, Indiana

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