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.
Harve Stein
Education/Curation, Illustration
1904 – 1996
Illustrator and educator, after living in New York City during his early professional career, Stein became a resident of the Groton area and taught at several colleges - Rhode Island School of Design, and Connecticut and Mitchell Colleges.
- Biography/Description of Work
Harve (Harvey) Stein attended the Chicago Art Institute, the Academie Julian in Paris, and the New York Art Students League. An illustrator whose work in the 1920s and 1930s appeared in magazines such as ‘Scribner’s’ and ‘Liberty’ as well as children’s literature and works of fiction. In 1926, he joined the Mystic Art Association. A professor at the Rhode Island School of Design beginning in 1944, and founder of the school’s commercial illustration department, Stein moved to the Mystic/Groton area c.late 1930s. He began to teach art of the New London Art Students League and lecture in the Art Department at Connecticut College. Watercolor was his preferred medium. His illustration work is predominantly representational, though he occasionally explored abstraction in his personal art.
- Sources view
- King, Noelle Warden. 2013. Mystic as Muse: 100 Years of Inspiration, Exhibit catalog. Mystic: Mystic Art Association, p. 67.
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