25.6.11

Robert Henri, leader of the Ashcan School, famous birthday June 25th

ROBERT HENRI
(1865-1929)
LEADER OF THE AMERICAN ASHCAN SCHOOL & NOTED ART TEACHER
Famous as the leader of "The Eight," a group of gritty Realist rebels who banded together in a 1908 exhibition set against the stuffiness of academy art, Robert Henri (1865-1929) was a prolific painter as well as a highly respected teacher.

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous14.4.12

    That photo is not of Robert Henri of the Aschan School, but of painter Robert (Bob) Henry, who is married to fellow painter Selina Trieff.

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  2. Thank you Anonymous. It will be changed.

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