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Robert Henri
American 1865 -1929
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Studied: |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Academie Julien, Paris 1888 Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris
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Instructors: |
Thomas Pollock Anshutz
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Examples of Work: |
Art Institute of Chicago Brooklyn Museum of Art Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh Dallas Art Association, Texas Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia Carolina Art Association, Charleston Fine Arts Gallery, Columbus, Ohio San Francisco Institute Kansas City Art Institute New Orleans Art Association
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Specialty: |
Painter Instructor
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Style/School: |
The Eight Ashcan
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Subjects Known For: |
Portraits City Scene Children Landscapes
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Memberships: |
National Academy of Design ANA 1905; NA 1906 Art Students League of New York National Institute of Arts and Letters
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Teaching Positions: |
Chase School, New York City Art Students League, New York City 1915 - 1928 New York School of Art
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Artist Profile |
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BIOGRAPHY: |
Robert Henri was born in 1865. He was the leader of "The Eight", which was later changed to the Ashcan School, the artist group largely responsible for the Armory Show of 1913. Henri attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine A...
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As the leader of the Ashcan School, Robert Henri was one of the principal figures of early-twentieth century American art. Henri was a revolutionary; a powerful teacher and theorist, he urged American artists to reject the c...
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