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.
Joseph Olaf Olson
Architecture/Design, Painting/Drawing
1894 – 1979
- Biography/Description of Work
The son of Swedish immigrants, Olson was a mid-westerner who studied at the Tadama Art School in Seattle and the Art Students League in New York, under George Bellows. A painter in oils and watercolor, he completed commissions under the WPA during the New Deal, though none in Connecticut. He also created stained glass designs for Rambusch and Co., including for windows at the Coast Guard Academy Chapel in New London, and had some point had a studio in Mystic.
- Sources view
- King, Noelle Warden. 2013. Mystic as Muse: 100 Years of Inspiration, Exhibit catalog. Mystic: Mystic Art Association, p. 72-73.
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