Arthur Wesley Dow
Arthur Wesley Dow was an American painter, printmaker, photographer and an arts educator.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Ipswich
- Educated at
- Académie Julian
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Trending topics shown first"..art lies in the fine choice. The artist does not teach us to see facts: he teaches us to feel harmonies."
"Art is the most valued thing in the world...it is the expression of the highest form of human energy,the creative power nearest to the divine.The power is within - the question is how to reach it."
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Timeline
1857
Born
Birth1922
Died
Death
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