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Ernest Martin Hennings

Ernest Martin Hennings (1886 - 1956) was active/lived in Illinois, New Mexico.  Ernest Hennings is known for Landscape, Indian genre and figure painting.

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Born in Pennsgrove, New Jersey and raised in Chicago by German immigrant parents, Ernest Hennings became a highly recognized painter of western subjects, particularly of Indians of New Mexico where he joined The Taos Society of Artists.


Of his painting, it was written: "He was most successful in unifying the human figure with a sunshine-filled, happy, natural setting." (Zellman 808). The last project of the artist before his death in 1956, was a series of paintings at the Navajo Reservation in Ganado for a Santa Fe Railroad calendar.
When he was young, his family moved to Chicago, and for five years, he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago from which he graduated with honors.  After working six years as a commercial artist, he enrolled in 1912 at the Munich Academy in Germany where he learned to paint in the style of academic realism. Walter Thor, a portrait artist, was one of his highly influential teachers, and he emphasized the need of the artist to enter the   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 23321 characters.]  Artist bio

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   Publications  Book References:  92
Magazine References:  30

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30 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Ernest Martin Hennings
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Art Review 1934: A New Deal for Artists February 2010 Kennedy, Roger G. Yes
American Art Review Painters of the Desert Southwest August 2006 Burns, James Yes
American Art Review The Taos Society of Artists August 2005 Wierich & Porter Yes
Art & Auction Best Western July 2005 Dorfman, John Yes
Wildlife Art The New Fauves September 2004 Campbell, Virginia Yes
Southwest Art Recent Books May 2004 Editors, Southwest Art Yes
Art-Talk The 21st Annual Spring Arts Celebra April 2004 Editor, Art-Talk Yes
American Art Review The Taos Art Museum & Fechin House April 2004 Porter, Dean A Yes
Southwest Art On the Scene March 2004 Osterman, J Yes
Southwest Art Art Events-New Mexico November 2003 Schneider, Wolf Yes
American Art Review Art from the Chicago Public Schools June 2002 Eskridge, Robert; E Seaton Yes
Southwest Art Art Events January 2002 Herrin, Alice Yes
Southwest Art Art Events December 2001 Editor, Southwest Art No
American Art Review Stark Museum of Art December 2001 Hunter, Richard; David Hunt Yes
American Art Review Museum of Fine Arts, Houston December 2001 Neff, Emily;Melina Kervandjian Yes
Santa Fean Adobe Dream May 2001 Campbell, Virginia Yes
Art & Antiques Top 100 Collectors in America March 2001 Scott, Sue Leeds, Valerie Yes
Southwest Art Lure of the West January 2001 Pastan, Amy Yes
Southwest Art The Anschutz Collection November 2000 Hunt, Sarah Anschutz Yes
American Art Review Painters and the American West October 2000 Troccoli, Joan Carpenter Yes
Art-Talk The Evolution the the Eye February 2000 Macomber, Bill Yes
American Artist Go West December 1999 Sklar, Lisa Yes
American Art Review Taos Artists & Their Patrons August 1999 Campbell, Suzan Yes
American Art Review Taos Artists & Their Patrons June 1999 Campbell, Susan Yes
Southwest Art The Roaring Twenties April 1999 May, Stephen Yes
American Art Review The Founding of the Taos Art Colony April 1999 Zieselman, Ellen Yes
Art-Talk Danny's Delusions February 1999 Medina, Danny No
Southwest Art The Monotype in America December 1997 Moser, Joann Yes
Southwest Art A Winning Collection October 1997 Schackelford, Bruce Yes
Southwest Art Best of the West September 1997 Green, Gwen Yes
92 Book References for Ernest Martin Hennings
Year Author Title Pages Color
2021 Peterson, Dr. Larry Len The American West Reimagined: Gems from the Coeur d'Alene Art Auction 528 Yes
2009 Harris, Adam Duncan Wildlife in American Art: Masterworks from the National Museum of Wildlife Art 262 Yes
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2003 Clemmer, David Serenading the Light: Painters of the Desert Southwest (Collection of Billy Schenck) 120 Yes
2003 Tierney, Curtis (editor) Recounting the Old West II: Important Paintings, Sculpture and Works on Paper 71 Yes
2002 Komanecky, Michael K. (editor) Phoenix Art Museum Collection Highlights 352 Yes
2000 Powers, John & Deborah; Ron Tyler, Foreward Texas Painters, Sculptors & Graphic Artists A Biographical Dictionary of Artists in Texas Before 1942 606 No
2000 Tierney, Curtis (Editor) Recounting the Old West: Gallery Selections-Thomas Nygard Gallery 44 Yes
2000 Troccoli, Joan Carpenter Painters and the American West: The Anschutz Collection 218 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1999 Porter, Dean; Teresa Ebie Taos Artists and Their Patrons, 1898-1950 400 Yes
1998 Reaves, William E Jr Texas Art and a Wildcatter's Dream 92 Yes
1998 Robert R. White, Editor The Taos Society of Artists 126 No
1997 Ellis, Robert M. (Director) Harwood Museum: Collection Handbook 48 Yes
1997 Southwest Art Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art 128 No
1996 Shipp, Steve American Art Colonies 1850-1930 A Guide to Original Art Colonies and Their Artists 159 No
1995 Flynn, Kathryn A Treasures on New Mexico Trails Discover New Deal Art and Architecture 320 Yes
1994 Skolnick, Arnold/Suzan Campbell Paintings of the Southwest 128 No
1993 Ellis, Simone Santa Fe Art 112 Yes
1993 Southwest Art The Red Book Western American Price Index 126 No
1993 Southwest Art Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art 64 No
1992 Leeds, Valerie Ann Hidden Treasures American Paintings from Florida Colllections
(Exhibition catalog)
72 Yes
1992 Museum of Fine Arts Artists of 20th Century New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts Collection 167 Yes
1992 Stewart, Dr. Rick; Don Hedgpeth The American West: John F. Eulich Collection Legendary Artists of the Frontier
(Exhibition catalog)
56 Yes
1991 Adams, Clinton Printmaking in New Mexico 1880-1990 167 Yes
1991 Cunningham, Elizabeth West West West Major Paintings from the Anschutz Collection 131 Yes
1991 D'Emilio, Sandra; Suzan Campbell Visions & Visionaries Art and Artists of the Santa Fe Railway 147 Yes
1991 Melosh, Barbara Engendering Culture Manhood & Womanhood in New Deal Public Art & Theater 297 Yes
1991 Peters, Gerald E Martin Hennings, Paintings and Works on Paper from Europe and Taos
(Exhibition catalog)
0 Yes
1991 White, Robert R E Martin Hennings Paintings & Works on Paper from Europe & Taos
(Exhibition catalog)
78 Yes
1990 Axelrod, Alan Art of the Golden West 418 Yes
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950
(Exhibition catalog)
622 No
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)
1117 No
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: The South, Near Midwest (Volume Two) 396 Yes
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: The Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, Pacific Volume Three 396 Yes
1989 Beckham, Sue Bidwell Depression Post Office Murals and Southern Culture/A Gentle Reconstruction 338 No
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)
538 No
1989 Fresella-Lee, Nancy The American Paintings (in the) Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art 222 Yes
1989 Rockwell Museum American Western Art 84 Yes
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Dictionary of Signatures & Monogram 556 No
1988 Preato, Robert R.; Dr. Sandra L. Langer Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Transformations 1885-1945
(Exhibition catalog)
104 Yes
1987 Hassrick, Royal B History of Western American Art 192 Yes
1987 Sweeney, J Gray/J Ballinger The Lure of the West The Carl S Dentzel Collection of W American Art
(Exhibition catalog)
40 Yes
1986 Eldredge, Charles/J Schimmel Art in New Mexico, 1900-1945 Paths to Taos and Santa Fe 218 Yes
1986 Heltunen, Vicki L Color, Pattern, and Plane E Martin Hennings in Taos 0 Yes
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1986 Zellman, Michael David 300 Years of American Art (two volumes) 1102 Yes
1985 Dawdy, Doris Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary 1184 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1984 Gerald Peters Collection Masterworks of the Taos Founders
(Exhibition catalog)
84 Yes
1984 Hassrick, Peter H Treasures of the Old West Thomas Gilcrease Institute 127 Yes
1984 Schmitt, Victoria Sandwick Four Centuries of Sporting Art 165 No
1984 Witt, David L The Taos Artists A Historical and Biographical Dictionary 63 No
1983 Bickerstaff, Laura Pioneer Artists of Taos Revised, Expanded 227 No
1983 Cunningham, Elizabeth Masterpieces of the American West Selections from the Anschutz Collection 152 Yes
1983 Foxley, William Frontier Spirit: William Foxley Collection Museum of Western Art 200 Yes
1983 Peters, Gerald The Gerald Peters Collection A Selection of Paintings 96 Yes
1983 White, Robert R The Taos Society of Artists 126 No
1982 Dobbs, Joanne; Jerry A. Schefcik A Western American Vision of Art, History and Work Francis King Collection 52 Yes
1982 Opitz, Glenn Dictionary of American Artists 372 No
1982 Reeve, Kay Aiken Santa Fe and Taos 1898-1942 An American Cultural Center 56 No
1982 Trenton, Patricia The West as Art Western Art in Calfornia Collections
(Exhibition catalog)
197 Yes
1981 Anschutz Collection Painters of the American West Selections from the Anschutz Collection
(Exhibition catalog)
150 Yes
1981 Eiteljorg, Harrison Treasures of the American West Harrison Eiteljorg Collection 172 Yes
1981 Museum of Fine Arts Light & Color Images from New Mexico 94 Yes
1980 Bermingham, Peter The New Deal in the Southwest: Arizona and New Mexico
(Exhibition catalog)
67 No
1980 Broder, Patricia Janis Taos: A Painter's Dream 321 Yes
1980 Nelson, Mary Carroll The Legendary Artists of Taos 176 Yes
1980 Phoenix Art Museum Painters in Taos Formative Years (Eiteljorg Collection)
(Exhibition catalog)
60 Yes
1978 Peters, Gerald P American Art of the Taos School 480 Yes
1978 Schimmel, Julie; Gilbert Tapley Vincent Stark Museum of Art: The Western Collection 244 Yes
1977 Hassrick, Peter H The Way West Art of Frontier America 240 Yes
1976 Phoenix Art Museum Paintings from the McKee Foundation
(Exhibition catalog)
36 Yes
1976 Samuels, Peggy and Harold The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West 549 No
1976 School of American Research Representative Art and Artists of New Mexico
(Exhibition catalog)
41 No
1975 Phoenix Art Museum Art of Arizona & the Southwest Paintings from Santa Fe Industries Inc
(Exhibition catalog)
25 Yes
1974 Denver Art Museum Picturesque Images from Taos and Santa Fe
(Exhibition catalog)
215 Yes
1974 Museum of Texas Tech Univ Selections from the Collection Mr & Mrs Fred T Hogan
(Exhibition catalog)
60 Yes
1974 Schriever, George; Dean Krakel (Intro) American Masters in the West Selections from the Anschutz Collections
(Exhibition catalog)
64 Yes
1973 Baird, Joseph Armstrong The West Remembered
(Exhibition catalog)
88 Yes
1973 Phoenix Art Museum The Southwest The Land and the People
(Exhibition catalog)
40 No
1971 Harmsen, Dorothy Harmsen's Western Americana 212 Yes
1971 Steadman, William E The West and Walter Bimson Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture 223 Yes
1970 Phoenix Art Museum Art of the Western Scene 1880-194
(Exhibition catalog)
28 No
1968 Ainsworth, Ed; John Wayne (Foreward) The Cowboy in Art 242 Yes
1968 El Paso Museum of Art The McKee Collection of Paintings
(Exhibition catalog)
66 Yes
1966 Hinkhouse, F M An Exhibition of Paintings of the Southwest From the Santa Fe Railway Collection
(Exhibition catalog)
26 No
1963 Coke, Van Deren Taos and Santa Fe The Artists Environment 1882-1942 168 Yes
1947 Luhan, Mabel Dodge Taos and Its Artists 168 No
1940 Klug, William L (Introductory Essay) Catalogue: Annual Exhibition John H. Vanderpoel Art Association (By Contributors to the Collection)
(Exhibition catalog)
64 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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