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Howard Curtis

Howard A. Curtis (1906 - 1989) was active/lived in Massachusetts.  Howard Curtis is known for Marine painting, allegory, murals.

The following biography is from Peter Kostoulakos, AOA, NEAA:  Fine Art Consultant, www.pkart.com


Howard A. Curtis — painter of the sea — was born in Gloucester, MA on June 6, 1906 and died in October of 1989.  He is best remembered for his marines, allegorical pieces, and murals. A native of Gloucester, Curtis graduated from Gloucester High School and then went on to graduate from Wentworth Institute and Massachusetts College of Art, receiving a Bachelor of Science in 1931.

From 1934 to 1968 Howard Curtis presented future artists with information and hope as an art teacher at Gloucester High School.  His murals hang in the sawyer Free Library in Gloucester.

Curtis remarked on his work: "Some painters try to make you see what they saw. Others try to make you feel what they felt. I think feeling is the reality - and that physical details count for little.  My pictures, for example, are never of any one place.  The   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2274 characters.]  Artist bio

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