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.
Galed Gesner
Painting/Drawing
1915 – 1960
- Biography/Description of Work
Pennsylvania native Gesner studied at the Scott Carbee School of Art in Boston and later with Jacques Maroget, a former restorer at the Louvre in Paris, who taught Gesner to make his own materials. For example, he grew flax to make his own linseed oil and experimented with materials to make his own pigments. Other teachers and influences included George Albert Thompson and Kenneth Bates. Gesner moved to Scott Lane in Mystic in 1937. He taught in his studio and joined the Mystic Art Association.
- Sources view
- Curbstones Clapboards & Cupolas: Four Self-guided Walking Tours. 1995. Mystic: Mystic River Historical Society. King, Noelle Warden. 2013. Mystic as Muse: 100 Years of Inspiration, Exhibit catalog. Mystic: Mystic Art Association, p. 51.
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