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Walter P. S. Griffin
American, 1861-1935
Born: Portland, Maine, United States
Died: Maine, United States
Active: Brittany, France
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Quebec, Canada
Old Lyme, Connecticut, United States 1905
Studied: School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Art Students League, New York City
Academie Colarossi, Paris
Specialty: Painter, Instructor
Style/School: Impressionism, Expressionism
Subjects Known For: Landscapes, Coastal
Born in Portland, Maine on 14 January 1861, the son of Lydia Libby and Edward Souther Griffin, a successful woodcarver, Walter began studying art under his father. First, he learned the techniques of sculpture, carving pictorial bas-reliefs, decorative works and small figures. Even as a youth, Walter attempted to capture the likenesses of local mariners who visited his father's studio and he was allowed to accompany his father on sketching trips with the group. At the age of seventeen, Walter left home to attend the recently established School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where he won a scholarship.
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