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Christopher Aristide Desbouillons Murphy

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Christopher Aristide Desbouillons Murphy (1902 - 1973) was active/lived in Georgia.  Christopher Murphy is known for Genre, illustrator, graphics, mural.

CHRISTOPHER ARISTIDE DESBOULLIONS MURPHY (1902-1973)

Born to a family of Savannah, Georgia, artists, Christopher Aristide Desbouillons Murphy was a pivotal twentieth century figure—as a painter, etcher, and arts advocate—in his hometown's rich cultural narrative. The eldest of seven children born to Christopher Patrick Hussey Murphy (1869-1939) and Lucile Desbouillons Murphy (1873-1956), both recognized and respected artists in the community, he displayed an early interest in art and began formal lessons at a young age. In 1918, visiting artist Hardesty Gilmore Maratta provided Murphy with instruction that emphasized Maratta's innovative color theories which combined art and musical chords to produce "harmonized" color within compositions.

Upon graduating from a private Catholic high school, Christopher Murphy, Jr.—as he was commonly known—enrolled at the Art Students League in New York City in 1921. There, his teachers in drawing, painting, and etching included   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 7207 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Christopher Aristide Desbouillons Murphy


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Easel Painting
  • Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
  • Illustration, Illustrator
  • Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art MediaArt Subject
  • Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
  • Figure, Figurative Humans
  • Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
  • Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
  • Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • Georgia Before 1900
Art Association
  • Georgia Art Association
Art Teacher
  • Frank Vincent DuMond
  • George Bridgman
  • Joseph Pennell
Art School
  • Art Students League of New York, Student
Awards/Recognition
  • Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, Fellowship
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
  • Genre Specialty
  • Mural Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
  • Southern States Art League Annual
Exhibition of Art Association
  • American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
Exhibition of Museum
  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art

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