Arthur Webster Emerson
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Arthur Webster Emerson was a painter who was born in Honolulu, Hawaii
in either 1885 or 1886. As a young Hawaiian-born artist, he was encouraged in his painting by Madge Tennent
. During the 1910s and 1920s, he painted in New York with other young artists associated with the Ashcan School
. Emerson died in 1968.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
in either 1885 or 1886. As a young Hawaiian-born artist, he was encouraged in his painting by Madge Tennent
Madge Tennent
Madge Tennent was an English artist.Born to Arthur Cook, an architect and landscape painter and his wife, Agnes, a writer...
. During the 1910s and 1920s, he painted in New York with other young artists associated with the Ashcan School
Ashcan School
The Ashcan School, also called the Ash Can School, is defined as a realist artistic movement that came into prominence in the United States during the early twentieth century, best known for works portraying scenes of daily life in New York's poorer neighborhoods. The movement grew out of a group...
. Emerson died in 1968.