Edward Dufner

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Edward Dufner
Born1872
DiedOctober 1, 1957
Resting place Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater Art Students League of New York
Académie Julian
Académie Carmen
OccupationPainter, art teacher
Spouse(s)Fern Bradley

Edward Dufner (1872 - October 1, 1957) was an American painter and art teacher.

Life

Dufner was born in 1872 in Buffalo, New York. [1] He attended the Art Students League of New York, the Académie Julian, and the Académie Carmen. [2]

Dufner taught at the Art Students League of Buffalo and New York, the Carnegie Institute of Technology, and the Traphagen School of Fashion. [1] He became an Impressionist painter, and he won the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts's Walter Lippincott Prize in 1924. [2]

Dufner married Fern Bradley. He died on October 1, 1957, at age 86, and he was buried in Beaufort, South Carolina. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Edward Dufner". The Item of Milburn and Short Hills. October 3, 1957. p. 4. Retrieved July 4, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Lowrey, Carol (2007). A Legacy of Art: Paintings and Sculptures by Artist Life Members of the National Arts Club. Manchester, Vermont: Hudson Hills Press. p. 89. ISBN   9780615154992. OCLC   494537109.