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The Vesper George School of Art was a school in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, founded in 1924 and closed in 1983.
History
The school namesake and founder was Vesper Lincoln George (1865–1934) a painter, born in Boston. The campus had been located at 44 Saint Botolph Street in Boston, Massachusetts.
For many years the school contributed to the Boston art community, training many talented artists, many of whom are still active in both commercial art and fine arts. In addition to training artists, it served to allow many artists to maintain a living as instructors while they were building their careers.
Alumni
The school's alumni include:*Charlie Carroll, Lithographer, Etcher, Photographer.
Bob Bolling, writer and illustrator for Archie Comics. Well-known for his work on Little Archie.
Al Capp, cartoonist, comic-book artist, he only attended briefly.
Amy Dacyczyn, writer and illustrator for The Tightwad Gazette
Anne Carleton, painter
Bill Everett, comic-book artist, creator of the Sub-Mariner
Vernon Grant, comic-book writer-artist, The Love Rangers
Robert Douglas Hunter, American painter and faculty member at Vesper George
Henry E McDaniel, watercolor artist
Paul McCobb, furniture designer
Robert McCloskey, children's book author and illustrator, Make Way for Ducklings
Francis Sumner Merritt, painter, printmaker.
Jan Miner, actress, "Madge" in Palmolive TV commercials
John Nesta, New England painter
Sergio Roffo, New England painter.
Gale Fulton Ross, American visual artist
John Terelak, Impressionist painter
References
External links
Vesper George Alumni website
Vesper George School of Art catalog..WebCitation archive.
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- Maurice Newman (artist)
- John Terelak
- John Raimondi
