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.
Arthur D. Fuller
Illustration
1889 – 1966
- Biography/Description of Work
Arthur Davenport Fuller was a well-known illustrator in his day. He studied at Harvard University, the Fenway School of Illustration, Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and with other artists. Early in his career he created illustrations for general subject matter pieces in a variety of magazines, such as Collier’s and the Saturday Evening Post. As his career developed he used his experience as a sportsman and provided accurate and detailed hunting and fishing pictures for Field and Stream. Other subjects included solders going off to war in WWII. Fuller was a member of the Animal Artists Society, Salmagundi Club, Westport Artists, and the Society of Illustrators. In 1930 he was also a member of the Silvermine Guild of Artists, but his name does not appear on later SGA lists that survive.
- Sources view
- Uconn database, http://www.askart.com/askart/f/arthur_davenport_fuller/arthur_davenport_fuller.aspx, http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/fuller-arthur-davenport-18891966, http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/arthur-davenport-fuller-the-surprise-party-3866996-details.aspx?pos=66&intObjectID=3866996&sid=, http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/23079706 Arthur D. Fuller Obituary - New York Times - 1966-12-11, Arthur D. Fuller Obituary 2 - New York Times - 1966-12-11
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