Floyd Gahman
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Floyd Gahman was a noted American
landscape and building artist who specialized in oil painting
s of the New England
and mid-Atlantic
area. He was born in 1894 in Elida, Ohio
, and died in 1979 in New York City, New York. He was named as a National Academician in 1969 and listed in Who's Who in America.
He has one oil on canvas painting ("Cold Spring Road", 1932)in the Smithsonian American Art Museum
. His painting "The Quarry" is on display in the Earth and Mineral Science Museum at Pennsylvania State University
http://www.psu.edu/ur/archives/intercom_2000/June15/museums.html.
United States
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landscape and building artist who specialized in oil painting
Oil painting
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil—especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their body...
s of the New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
and mid-Atlantic
Mid-Atlantic States
The Mid-Atlantic states, also called middle Atlantic states or simply the mid Atlantic, form a region of the United States generally located between New England and the South...
area. He was born in 1894 in Elida, Ohio
Elida, Ohio
Elida is a village in Allen County, Ohio, United States with a population of 1,917 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Elida is located at ....
, and died in 1979 in New York City, New York. He was named as a National Academician in 1969 and listed in Who's Who in America.
He has one oil on canvas painting ("Cold Spring Road", 1932)in the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a museum in Washington, D.C. with an extensive collection of American art.Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum has a broad variety of American art that covers all regions and art movements found in the United States...
. His painting "The Quarry" is on display in the Earth and Mineral Science Museum at Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
http://www.psu.edu/ur/archives/intercom_2000/June15/museums.html.