George Pearse Ennis

George Pearse Ennis (July 21, 1884 – August 1936) was an American artist. He is known for his watercolors and for the stained glass window he designed for Washington Hall, the cadet mess hall at West Point.

George Pearse Ennis
George Pearse Ennis, from the Archives of American Art
Born(1884-07-21)July 21, 1884
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedAugust 1936(1936-08-00) (aged 52)
Utica, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationWashington University, St. Louis, The Chase School
Known forPainting, watercolor, murals, stained glass

Life

Ennis studied at Washington University, St. Louis and at the Chase School. He was a member of the Federal Art Project. He worked in New York City, and, after the 1920s, in Eastport, Maine.[1] Ennis died following an automobile crash near Utica, New York in 1936.[2]

His work is held by the Art Institute of Chicago.[3]

Ennis also taught; among his pupils was Susan Brown Chase.[4]

Works
  • Ennis, George Pearse (1943) [1933]. Making a water-colour. How to do it Series. London: Studio Publications. OCLC 560101379.
  • Summers, Charles, George Pearse Ennis (1903). The nomads : a socio-economic novel. St. Louis, Mo.: Cosmos Pub. Co. OCLC 12529582.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

See also

References
  1. "George Pearse Ennis & Paul Ludwig Gill: Memorial Exhibition of Water Colors", Brooklyn Museum
  2. ""Man Killed in Auto Crash", September 3, 1936". Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  3. George Pearse Ennis watercolors held at Art Institute of Chicago
  4. "Antiques & Fine Art – Susan Brown Chase – Biography". www.antiquesandfineart.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.


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