Ray Strong
Ray Strong | |
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California School of Fine Arts, Art Students League of New York[2] | |
Known for | Painting |
Ray Stanford Strong (January 3, 1905 – July 3, 2006) was an American painter from Corvallis, Oregon. He associated with the New Deal muralists in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Early life and education
Ray Strong was born in
Strong was educated at the
He later founded the
Works
Strong's 1934 painting, Golden Gate Bridge, was chosen by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to hang in the White House, celebrating the feat of engineering.[1] Strong's artwork includes the oil on canvas mural titled San Gabriel County in the
In 1953, Strong served as the President of the Marin Society of Arts.[5] Strong worked as a teacher and lecturer in Oregon.[4] He moved to Santa Barbara, California in 1960.[3] His paintings usually depicted the California landscape.[2] He had a commitment to the environment and was part of the Oak Group which opposed the encroachment of the oil industry onto the local landscape.[3] Several of his paintings are in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[6] His painting Indian Summer II is in the collection of the Oakland Museum of California.[7]
100th Birthday
To mark his 100th birthday a tribute was made to Ray Strong in the U.S. House of Representatives by Lois Capps, describing him as "a talented artist, generous teacher and role model to many."[8]
Strong continued to paint in his studio, close to the entrance to Sequoia National Park, until shortly before he died, age 101 on July 3, 2006.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Golden Gate Bridge". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Biography". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Patrick Davis (July 20, 2006). "Ray Strong 1905-2006". Santa Barbara Independent. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- ^ a b c Dana Beck (July 5, 2013). "Strength: The Strong family of Brooklyn". The Bee (Portland). Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- ^ Rincon Annex Murals, San Francisco: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds of the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, First Session. May 1, 1953. United States Congress House Committee on Public Works, United States Congress House Committee on Public Works Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1953. p. 80.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Search Collections - Strong, Ray". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "OMCA Collections - Ray Strong". Oakland Museum of California. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "Honoring Ray Strong on his 100th Birthday" (PDF). Congressional Record - Extension of Remarks. January 4, 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
External links
- Artist Ray Strong - An Enduring Vision of the Oregon Landscape by Mark Humpal, Oregon Historical Quarterly (The History Cooperative), 109.1., Spring 2008
- Jayne McKay blog site profiling Ray Strong, with excerpts from the documentary, MAYNARD DIXON ART AND SPIRIT 2010.