With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
James Daugherty
Painting/Drawing
1887 – 1974
- Biography/Description of Work
James Henry Daugherty was a modernist muralist and children’s book author. He studied at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington DC. Daugherty painted murals in for the Lowe’s State Theatre in Cleveland Ohio c.1920 and in Greenwich Connecticut. The latter were done under the aegis of the Public Works of Art Project (1933-34), and installed in the Hamilton Avenue School in 1935. He was later commissioned to design propaganda posters for US government agencies during World War II. Children’s books include a Newbery Medal winner and a Caldecott Honor.
- Sources view
- http://www.wpamurals.com/category/connecticut and Uconn database
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