Author : Ben Norris
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Ben Norris by : Ben Norris
Download or read book Ben Norris written by Ben Norris and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Post, and Langdon Warner. He then studied at the Institute of Art and Archeology at the Sorbonne in Paris and traveled in Europe before returning to California." "After studying with Stanton Macdonald-Wright, Norris came to Hawai'i in 1936 as the first art teacher at Kamehameha School for Boys. He joined the faculty of the University of Hawai'i in 1937 and served as chair of the Department of Art from 1945 to 1955. In 1955-56 he received a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship to study and teach in Japan." "He helped to develop a serious school of contemporary art at the University of Hawai'i by inviting internationally acclaimed artists to visit and teach. During his tenure he brought Max Ernst, Jean Charlot, Josef and Annie Albers, and Dorothea Tanning to Hawai'i. Norris retired as emeritus professor in 1976 and moved to New York City. In 1993, he moved to Philadelphia where he continued to paint until he was 90 years old." --Book Jacket.