George Pearse Ennis (July 21, 1884 – August 1936) was an American artist. He is known for his watercolors and for the stained glass window he designed for Washington Hall, the cadet mess hall at West Point.
George Pearse Ennis | |
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 George Pearse Ennis, from the Archives of American Art | |
| Born | July 21, 1884 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | August 1936 (aged 52) Utica, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Washington University in St. Louis, The Chase School |
| Known for | Painting, watercolor, murals, stained glass |
Life
editEnnis studied at Washington University in St. Louis and at the Chase School. He was a member of the Federal Art Project. He worked in New York City, and, after the 1920s, in Eastport, Maine.[1] Ennis died following an automobile crash near Utica, New York in 1936.[2]
His work is held by the Art Institute of Chicago.[3]
Ennis also taught; among his pupils was Susan Brown Chase[4] and Earl Bailly.[5]
Works
edit- Ennis, George Pearse (1943) [1933]. Making a water-colour. How to do it Series. London: Studio Publications. OCLC 560101379.
- Summers, Charles, George Pearse Ennis (1903). The nomads : a socio-economic novel. St. Louis, Mo.: Cosmos Pub. Co. OCLC 12529582.
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "George Pearse Ennis & Paul Ludwig Gill: Memorial Exhibition of Water Colors", Brooklyn Museum
- ^ ""Man Killed in Auto Crash", September 3, 1936". Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ "Discover Art & Artists | The Art Institute of Chicago". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "Antiques & Fine Art – Susan Brown Chase – Biography". www.antiquesandfineart.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ Bird, Will R. (1950). This is Nova Scotia. Ryerson Press. pp. 176–177. ISBN 978-1-01-389438-1.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Pearse Ennis.
- George Pearse Ennis at Askart
- River View, ca. 1922 Archived May 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, pencil drawing
- George Pearse Ennis watercolors held by the Art Institute of Chicago
- George Pearse Ennis works at Artfact
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