Bentley Schaad
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Bentley Schaad was a California modernist and art educator.
Bentley Schaad was born in Los Angeles, California in 1925. As an art student, he attended Jepson Art Institute
, the Art Center
in Pasadena, and the Claremont Colleges
. A pupil, and later a colleague, of Henry Lee McFee
, Schaad learned the principles of line, colour, and form. His proficiency as an artist and his technical aesthetic innovations enabled him to begin teaching art at Otis Art Institute
. Bentley Schaad would spend the majority of his career as an instructor.
Bentley Schaad was a prolific artist in the West Coast modernist movement along with Henry Lee McFee, Rico Lebrun, and Richard Haines. Schaad utilized many concepts of the modernist aesthetic in his work. His paintings were often composed of many broken planes of color—with a concentration on shape, form, and structure of an object.
Bentley Schaad was born in Los Angeles, California in 1925. As an art student, he attended Jepson Art Institute
Jepson Art Institute
Jepson Art Institute, founded in Los Angeles in 1945 by artist Herbert Jepson, was an art school located at 2861 West 7th Street that flourished from 1947 to 1953 - becoming an important center for experimental figure drawing, art theory and printmaking. Prior to this, Jepson served as an...
, the Art Center
Art Center College of Design
Art Center College of Design is a private college located in Pasadena, California, and was cited by BusinessWeek as one of the 60 best design schools in the world. The college’s industrial design program is consistently ranked number one by both DesignIntelligence and U.S...
in Pasadena, and the Claremont Colleges
Claremont Colleges
The Claremont Colleges are a prestigious American consortium of five undergraduate and two graduate schools of higher education located in Claremont, California, a city east of downtown Los Angeles...
. A pupil, and later a colleague, of Henry Lee McFee
Henry Lee McFee
Henry Lee McFee was a pioneer American cubist painter and a prominent member of the Woodstock artists colony.-Biography:...
, Schaad learned the principles of line, colour, and form. His proficiency as an artist and his technical aesthetic innovations enabled him to begin teaching art at Otis Art Institute
Otis College of Art and Design
Otis College of Art and Design is an art and design college in Los Angeles, California.The school's programs, accredited by WASC and National Association of Schools of Art and Design, include four-year BFA degrees in illustration, fine arts, graphic design, architecture, landscape design, interior...
. Bentley Schaad would spend the majority of his career as an instructor.
Bentley Schaad was a prolific artist in the West Coast modernist movement along with Henry Lee McFee, Rico Lebrun, and Richard Haines. Schaad utilized many concepts of the modernist aesthetic in his work. His paintings were often composed of many broken planes of color—with a concentration on shape, form, and structure of an object.