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Arthur Webster Emerson

Illustration — Blue Shimmering into Green, oil on canvas painting by Arthur Webster Emerson, 1915 Arthur Webster Emerson (December 5, 1885 – July 18, 1968) was a painter who was born in Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawai'i. He was the son of Nathaniel Bright Emerson, and grandson of missionaries John S. Emerson and Ursula Newell Emerson. During the 1910s and 1920s, he painted in New York with other young artists associated with the Ashcan School.

Arthur Webster Emerson

Born
1885 · Honolulu.
Died
1968
Nationality
United States
Occupation
painter

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Illustration — Blue Shimmering into Green, oil on canvas painting by Arthur Webster Emerson, 1915 Arthur Webster Emerson (December 5, 1885 – July 18, 1968) was a painter who was born in Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawai'i. He was the son of Nathaniel Bright Emerson, and grandson of missionaries John S. Emerson and Ursula Newell Emerson. During the 1910s and 1920s, he painted in New York with other young artists associated with the Ashcan School.

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