Grant Reynard

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Grant Tyson Reynard
BornOctober 20, 1887
DiedAugust 13, 1968
Education Art Institute of Chicago
Occupation(s)Painter, etcher, lithographer and illustrator
SpouseGwendolyn Crawford
Children2 daughters

Grant Reynard (October 20, 1887 - August 13, 1968) was an American painter, etcher, lithographer and illustrator.

Life

Reynard was born on October 20, 1887, in Grand Island, Nebraska. [1] [2] He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. [3]

Reynard became a painter, etcher and lithographer in New Jersey. [3] [4] He drew illustrations for Redbook , The Saturday Evening Post , Harper's Bazaar , Collier's and Cosmopolitan . [5] He was the president of the Montclair Art Museum, and a member of the National Academy of Design and the American Watercolor Society. [3] [4]

Reynard married Gwendolyn Crawford, and they had two daughters. [4] He died on August 13, 1968, in Leonia, New Jersey. [1] [2] His work can be seen at the Museum of Nebraska Art, [1] the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, [6] the Metropolitan Museum of Art, [7] the National Gallery of Art, [8] and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Grant Reynard". Museum of Nebraska Art. 29 June 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Grant Reynard". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Grant Reynard Succumbs At 80". The Montclair Times. Montclair, New Jersey. August 15, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved April 29, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "Grant Reynard, 81, Illustrator, Painter, Lecturer, From Leonia". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. August 14, 1968. p. 39. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. "Death Told of Artist G. T. Reynard". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. August 15, 1968. p. 23. Retrieved April 29, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Grant T. Reynard". Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. 21 September 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  7. "Grant Tyson Reynard". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  8. "Grant Tyson Reynard". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved May 2, 2019.