Lawrence Edwin Blazey was an American artist and teacher, listed in "Who's Who in American Art

Who's Who in American Art

Who's Who in American Art is a biographical hardcover directory of noteworthy individuals in the visual arts community in the United States, published by Marquis Who's Who, formerly by R.R. Bowker Publishing. The directory has also listed some individuals from Canada and Mexico, plus some American...

". Blazey attended the Cleveland School of Art, now the Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland Institute of Art

The Cleveland Institute of Art is a private college of art and design located in University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio. It was founded in 1882 as the Western Reserve School of Design for Women. From 1891 until 1948 it was named Cleveland School of Art. During the Great Depression the school...

, and later returned to lecture and teach at his alma mater. Blazey was most well known for his paintings of urban areas during the 1920s through the 30's - several of which are displayed at the Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

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. He also has pieces at the Butler Museum of Art and in the Cleveland Municipal Collection. He was a painter and advertising illustrator, and also worked with ceramic

Ceramic

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, gouache

Gouache

Gouache[p], also spelled guache, the name of which derives from the Italian guazzo, water paint, splash or bodycolor is a type of paint consisting of pigment suspended in water. A binding agent, usually gum arabic, is also present, just as in watercolor...

, pencil

Pencil

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, and enamel

Vitreous enamel

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  • http://www.tfaoi.com/am/1am/1am306.jpg (Church at Porto Penso, Mexico, c. 1928)
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