The Vesper George School of Art in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, closed in 1983. 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:
- Amy Dacyczyn, author, The Tightwad Gazette
- Edmund V. Gillon, Jr., architectural photographer and author.
- Bill Everett, comic-book artist, creator of the Sub-Mariner
- Vernon Grant, comic-book writer-artist, The Love Rangers
- Robert McCloskey, children's book author-illustrator, Make Way for Ducklings
- Jan Miner, actress, "Madge" in Palmolive TV commercials
- John Terelak, Impressionist painter
- Gale Fulton Ross, American visual artist
- Paul McCobb, Furniture Designer
- Henry E McDaniel, Watercolor artist
- Lou Feck, pulp fiction artist and illustrator (Jaws II poster)
References
External links
- Vesper George Alumni website
- Vesper George School of Art catalog.WebCitation archive.WebCitation archive.
