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.
George Frederic Earle
Painting/Drawing
1913 – 2010
- Biography/Description of Work
George Frederic Earle was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He began oil painting at the age of 8. He attended the Rhode Island School of Design and the College of Fine Arts at Syracuse University, and while at Syracuse he organized the institution’s first ski team. After graduating from Syracuse Earle “travelled alone by burro through the tropical west coast region of Mexico” for a year. He then moved to Connecticut in 1928 and pursued an advanced degree of fine arts at Yale. From 1939-1941 he painted around 82 oil works for the WPA, including ‘Bridgeport Parking Lot.’
- Sources view
- Uconn database, http://wpa.cslib.org/index.php/494/earle-george-frederic/
- Associated Resource(s)
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