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.
Harvey K. Fuller
Painting/Drawing, Children's Literature
1918 – 2017
- Biography/Description of Work
Harvey K. Fuller came from an artistic family as his father was a sporting illustrator and his mother a painter. The family moved to Westport when Fuller was a young man. He attended the Art Students League in New York on a student work scholarship, and painted murals for the Cotton Club in Harlem as one of his first commissions. As an adult, he moved to Mystic in 1947 and started a commercial sign business. He wrote and illustrated a children’s book in 1948 entitled “Manuel Goes to Sea.” He was a member of the Mystic Art Association.
- Sources view
- King, Noelle Warden. 2013. Mystic as Muse: 100 Years of Inspiration, Exhibit catalog. Mystic: Mystic Art Association, p. 68. Mystic Museum of Art web site. http://www.mysticmuseumofart.org/2013/01/honorary-chairs-announced/
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