Paul Sample: Painter of the American Scene by Robert L. McGrath (With an Essay by) - 1988

Hanover, New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art, 1988. BD3 - A paperback book SIGNED by Paula F. Glick and inscribed to previous owner on the title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, scattered light scratches and rubbing on the cover, soiled patch on the bottom edges on some last pages, light discoloration and shelf wear. With an essay by Robert L. McGrath and an extended chronology by Paula F. Glick. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College June 4 - August 28, 1988. 9.5"x9.5", 112 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Paul Starrett Sample was an American artist who portrayed life in New England in the middle of the 20th Century with a style that showed elements of "Social Realism and Regionalism." At Saranac Lake, Sample studied drawing and painting under Jonas Lie. He then studied at the Art Students League of Los Angeles, and the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, California. There his work reflected social issues connected with the Great Depression with two noted paintings in 1931. In 1926 Sample joined the faculty of the University of Southern California in the school of architecture, where he remained until 1938. In 1938, he returned to New Hampshire to become the artist in residence at Dartmouth College, a position which he held until 1962. In addition to his social and regional paintings, Sample produced artwork for various magazines during World War II. Sample did the cover art for Carl Sandburg's 1948 novel Remembrance Rock. In 1941 he was inducted into the National Academy. . Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.