Object Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Tri-Kappa |
Catalog Number |
1999.001.098 |
Title |
Up Greenbrier |
Artist |
Wheeler, Clifton |
Object Name |
painting |
Date |
1946 |
Description |
Original oil painting of a mountain / valley scene. UP GREENBRIER Hoosier Salon 1946 Clifton Wheeler (1883-1953) Oil, 24 X 18 |
Provenance |
Purchased from the Hoosier Salon in 1946. This painting is of Greenbrier Cove, located in the mountains of Eastern Tennessee. The peaks in the background are along the border between Tennessee and North Carolina. This painting shows a time before the opening of the Smoky Mountain National Park. He began painting in the Smokies in 1927 and was the first artist to work there. He painted the Catskills, Southern Indiana and Colorado but seemed happiest painting the Smokey Mountains which he loved. Born in Hadley, Indiana, 1883, he studied with William Forsythe and two years at the New York School of Art with William M. Chase, Robert Henry and Kenneth H. Miller, going twice to Europe with Chase class where he studied and worked in Italy, Germany and France. He settled in Irvington, then home of Butler University, where he had a studio. Taught at John Herron Institute of Art almost 25 years and Shortridge High School for 10 years. He spent some summers at Butler University and the University of Colorado at Boulder. He was best known for his oil paintings but also did beautiful watercolors and tempera. |
Medium |
oil on board |
Dimensions |
H-17.5 W-23.5 inches |
Catalog date |
2000-03-29 |