Daniel Garber | |
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circa 1900 | |
| Born | (1880-04-11)April 11, 1880 |
| Died | July 5, 1958(1958-07-05) (aged 78) |
| Education | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
| Known for | landscape painter |
Daniel Garber (April 11, 1880 – July 5, 1958) was anAmerican Impressionistlandscape painter and member of theart colony atNew Hope, Pennsylvania. He is best known today for his largeimpressionist scenes of the New Hope area, in which he often depicted theDelaware River. He also painted figurative interior works and excelled atetching. In addition to his painting career, Garber taught art at thePennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for over forty years.
Garber was born on April 11, 1880, inNorth Manchester, Indiana.[1] He studied art at theArt Academy of Cincinnati, and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts inPhiladelphia from 1899 to 1905. During this time Garber met and married his wife, Mary Franklin, who was also an art student. In the tradition of many American artists, Garber and his wife traveled to Europe to complete his art education. Returning to America in 1907, on the advice of artistWilliam Langson Lathrop he settled atCuttalossa (Solebury Township,Bucks County) just downriver fromLumberville, Pennsylvania, six miles up the Delaware River from New Hope.
Like most impressionist painters, Garber painted landscapesen plein air, directly from nature. He exhibited his works nationwide and earned numerous awards, including a gold medal at thePanama-Pacific International Exposition (1915) inSan Francisco, California. He was elected a member of theNational Academy of Design in 1913. Garber died on July 5, 1958, after falling from a ladder at his studio. Today, Garber's paintings are considered by collectors and art historians to be among the finest works produced from the New Hope art colony. His paintings are owned by major museums including theSmithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC, theArt Institute of Chicago andPhiladelphia Museum of Art. One of Garber's students was artistDelle Miller.[2]
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