Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Untitled

by Merrill, Arthur J.
Physical details: Painting Watercolor
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title.
Item type Current location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Library Art Work AJML Art Walkthrough (Browse shelf) Available

Arthur J. Merrill was born on April 11, 1885 in St. Louis, Missouri. He did not study art at an early age he tried the profession as a pharmacist and then decided to specialize in chemistry and geology. Visiting art museums and galleries around the world brought him to his interest in art. He began working under A. J. Musgrove of Winnipeg and Franz Johnson of Toronto, then his studies took him to New York’s Art Student League, of which he became a life member. He moved to Taos in 1946 to stay for a month but somehow the spell of the land let him to stay on. He passed away on April 21, 1973 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Click on an image to view it in the image viewer