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.
Louis David Vaillant
Painting/Drawing
1875 – 1944
- Biography/Description of Work
Louis David Vaillant was born in Cleveland, OH, and by 1888 had moved to New York City where he studied at the Art Students’ League under H. Siddons Mowbray. A muralist, Vaillant did occasionally paint on a smaller scale. In 1898, Vaillant’s mother bought 37 acres in Washington, Connecticut, and in 1904, Vaillant apparently commissioned an Italian villa style house by Ehrick Rossiter in Washinton, presumably on his mother’s acreage. His friend and mentor, Mowbray, already had a home in Washington designed by Rossiter. While his permanent residence remained in New York City, he summered in Washington where he had an especially large studio to accommodate this mural work.
- Sources view
- Uconn database, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303745304576357942908090776.html?dsk=y, http://www.bainrealestate.com/MLSDetails.php?MLSid=L138370&pt=1, http://www.equalitycama.com/tvweb/Details.aspx?city=Washington&uid=2236, Louis D. Vaillant Obituary - New York Times - 1944-2-8, Ehrick Rossiter Books https://gunnhistoricalmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Vaillant%2C+Louis+David
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