Cape Cod School of Art
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The Cape Cod School of Art was the first outdoor school of figure painting
in America; it was started by Charles Webster Hawthorne
in Provincetown, Massachusetts
in 1898.
The studio building off Miller Hill Road is on the List of Nationally Registered Historic Places.
Figure painting
Figure painting is a form of the visual arts in which the artist uses a live model as the subject of a two-dimensional piece of artwork using paint as the medium. The live model can be either nude or partly or fully clothed and the painting is a representation of the full body of the model...
in America; it was started by Charles Webster Hawthorne
Charles Webster Hawthorne
Charles Webster Hawthorne was an American portrait and genre painter and a noted teacher who founded the Cape Cod School of Art in 1899....
in Provincetown, Massachusetts
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Provincetown is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,431 at the 2000 census, with an estimated 2007 population of 3,174...
in 1898.
The studio building off Miller Hill Road is on the List of Nationally Registered Historic Places.
Notable students
- Inez HoganInez HoganInez Hogan was an American author and illustrator of children's books, particularly animal stories. She was born in Washington, D.C. and attended the Cape Cod School of Art. She lived in Provincetown and New York City. She wrote 63 books, including many about her character Nicodemus...
, author and illustrator - Henry HenscheHenry HenscheHenry Hensche was an American painter and teacher. Born in Germany, Henry Hensche came to the United States by way of Antwerp, Belgium. He was ten years old when he arrived at Ellis Island aboard the British steamship S.S. Kroonland, along with his sister Erna, and his father Fred. His mother died...
, painter and teacher - Ferdinand Louis Schlemmer, painter and teacher
- Andrew WinterAndrew WinterAndrew Winter was an American artist best known for his landscape paintings on the coast of Maine, particularly his depictions of winter weather....
, painter