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Stan (Stanley) Murphy

Stan (Stanley) Murphy (1922 - 2003) was active/lived in Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota.  Stan Murphy is known for Portrait-notables, floral and landscape painting.

Called "Dean of Martha's Vineyard Artists" by a writer for The Boston Globe, Stanley Murphy made a living painting portraits, landscapes and flowers on Martha's Vineyard for more than 50 years.  The way Murphy captured the essence of a person, the luminosity of a floral arrangement or the grandeur of the Vineyard through the seasons, seems to have resonated with many people.

Portraits:
Perhaps best known for his portraits, Stan Murphy painted not just a likeness but he captured the essence of the individual.  Wealthy summer residents commissioned portraits of family members.  Official portraits were also commissioned, a United States Supreme Court Justice (Abe Fortas), our country's first black cabinet officer (Robert Weaver).  Frequently the subject of his non-commissioned portraits were men who worked out of doors, fishermen and farmers.  

Typically a detailed penciled study would be done from life and used for the oil painting. &   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 7730 characters.]  Artist bio

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