Ezra Augustus Winter (1886-1949) was an American muralist.
Winter was born in
Traverse City, MichiganTraverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,532 at the 2000 census. In 2007, the Traverse City...
, trained at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts in 1908, and the
American Academy in RomeThe American Academy in Rome is a research and arts institution located on the Gianicolo in Rome. It was created in 1913 out of a merger between the American School of Architecture and the American School of Classical Studies in Rome...
in 1914. Winter became extremely successful and commanded high prices for his work. In 1924 he taught at the
Grand Central School of ArtThe Grand Central School of Art was an American art school in New York City , founded in 1924 by the painters Edmund Greacen, Walter Leighton Clark and John Singer Sargent, and closed in 1944...
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Ezra Winter fell while painting one of his murals stepped back a step, forgeting the extreme hight at which he was at.
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Ezra Augustus Winter (1886-1949) was an American muralist.
Winter was born in
Traverse City, MichiganTraverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,532 at the 2000 census. In 2007, the Traverse City...
, trained at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts in 1908, and the
American Academy in RomeThe American Academy in Rome is a research and arts institution located on the Gianicolo in Rome. It was created in 1913 out of a merger between the American School of Architecture and the American School of Classical Studies in Rome...
in 1914. Winter became extremely successful and commanded high prices for his work. In 1924 he taught at the
Grand Central School of ArtThe Grand Central School of Art was an American art school in New York City , founded in 1924 by the painters Edmund Greacen, Walter Leighton Clark and John Singer Sargent, and closed in 1944...
.
Ezra Winter fell while painting one of his murals stepped back a step, forgeting the extreme hight at which he was at. He suffered from a broken and compacted tailbone. After this Ezra Winter was in excruciating pain, and was unable to paint because he of an unsteady hand because of the accident. Winter killed himself in 1949 with a shotgun near his Connecticut studio at the age of 63.
His work includes:
- Fountain of Youth mural at the Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city...
in Rockefeller CenterRockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering between 48th and 51st streets in New York City. Built by the Rockefeller family, it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan, spanning the area between Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue. It was declared a National Historic...
- the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in downtown Vincennes, Indiana, on the banks of the Wabash River at what is believed to be the site of Fort Sackville. A classical memorial here was authorized under President Calvin Coolidge and...
in Vincennes, IndianaThe city of Vincennes is the county seat of Knox County, Indiana. It is located on the Wabash River in the southwestern part of the state. As of the 2000 census, the population was 18,701...
- a spectacular six-story banking hall mural for the Guardian Building
The Guardian Building, designated a National Historic Landmark on June 29, 1989, is a skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Today, the building is owned by Wayne County, Michigan and serves as its headquarters...
, and work for the Buhl BuildingThe Buhl Building is a skyscraper in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Architect Wirt C. Rowland gave the Buhl a Neo-Gothic style with Romanesque accents. Constructed in 1925, it stands at 26 stories, across Congress Street from the Penobscot Building, and across Griswold Street from the Guardian...
, both in Detroit and both for architect Wirt C. RowlandWirt Clinton Rowland was an American architect best known for his work in Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:...
- Canterbury Tales Mural, Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress and is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and holds the largest number of books. The head...
John Adams BuildingThe John Adams Building is one of three library buildings of the Library of Congress in the United States. The building was originally built simply as an annex to the Library's Main Building . It opened its doors to the public on January 3, 1939...
, Washington, D.C.