George Pearse Ennis
George Pearse Ennis (July 21, 1884 – August 1936) was an American artist. He is known for his watercolors and for the stained glass window he designed for Washington Hall, the cadet mess hall at West Point.
George Pearse Ennis
Lewis Jacobs · [George Pearse Ennis], ca. 1936 / Lewis Jacobs, photographer. Photographic print: 1 item: b w · Public domain
- Name
- George Pearse Ennis
- Born
- 21 July 1884
- Birthplace
- St.
- Died
- 1936 08
- Place of death
- Utica, New York, U.S.
- Known for
- Painting, watercolor, murals, stained glass
- Training
- Washington University in St.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- painter.
- Education
- Washington University in St. Louis.
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George Pearse Ennis (July 21, 1884 – August 1936) was an American artist. He is known for his watercolors and for the stained glass window he designed for Washington Hall, the cadet mess hall at West Point.
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George Pearse Ennis (1884–1936) was an American painter. The painter died in Utica. Works by George Pearse Ennis are held at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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• Name — George Pearse Ennis • Born — 21 July 1884 • Birthplace — St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. • Died — 1936 08 • Place of death — Utica, New York, U.S. • Known for — Painting, watercolor, murals, stained glass • Training — Washington University in St. Louis, The Chase School
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Ennis studied at Washington University in St. Louis and at the Chase School. He was a member of the Federal Art Project. He worked in New York City, and, after the 1920s, in Eastport, Maine. Ennis died following an automobile crash near Utica, New York in 1936. His work is held by the Art Institute of Chicago. Ennis also taught; among his pupils was Susan Brown Chase and Earl Bailly.
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Ennis standing next to work for WPA Federal Art Program. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): W.P.A. Federal Art Project 6 East 39th St., New York, New York Negative
Lewis Jacobs · [George Pearse Ennis], ca. 1936 / Lewis Jacobs, photographer. Photographic print: 1 item: b w
Ennis and model at work on the cartoon for a stained glass window. Identification on verso, left (handwritten and stamped):
[George Pearse Ennis], ca. 1936 / unidentified photographer. Photographic print: 1 item: b w
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- 1."George Pearse Ennis & Paul Ludwig Gill: Memorial Exhibition of Water Colors", Brooklyn Museum
- 2."Man Killed in Auto Crash", September 3, 1936.
- 3.Discover Art & Artists The Art Institute of Chicago. The Art Institute of Chicago.
- 4.Antiques & Fine Art – Susan Brown Chase – Biography. www.antiquesandfineart.com.
- 5.Bird, Will R. This is Nova Scotia. Ryerson Press. 176–177. 1950. 978-1-01-389438-1.
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