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.
Roger Wilson Dennis
Painting/Drawing
1902 – 1996
A prominent local artist in the New London-Old Lyme area, who established the Conservation department at the Lyman Allyn Museum in 1945.
- Biography/Description of Work
A Norwich native and Impressionist painter, Roger Wilson Dennis was influenced by the Lyme Colony artists at the turn of the century and had ties with the Lyme Art Association. He studies and practiced painting conservation from 1945 to 1977.
- Sources view
- Zoe, Vivian. Slater Museum Muse. Winter 2008.
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