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.
Herbert V. Olsen
Education/Curation, Illustration
1905 – 1973
- Biography/Description of Work
Herbert Vincent Olsen was a watercolorist. Born in Chicago, he attended the Art Institute and and the Academy of Arts, where he also taught for ten years. He also traveled extensively. By the 1930s, he had settled in Ridgefield, and in the 1950s he moved to Westport. His work appeared as illustrations and cover art for Reader’s Digest and magazines such as Collier’s and Good Housekeeping. He taught watercolors, and authored a “Guide to Watercolor Landscape” (1965), as well as other books on painting the human figure and children.
- Sources view
- Uconn database, http://www.smofa.org/collections/browse.html?x=artist&artist_id=265, http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2229&dat=19580706&id=JGkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1680,541716 Herbert V. Olsen Obituary - New York Times - 1973-11-14
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