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Henry Doane
Henry Doane

Henry Doane

1905 - 2002
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BiographyHenry Doane (1905-2002) Born: Cambridge, MA; Studied: California College of Arts and Crafts (Oakland), Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design (San Francisco); Member: Society of Western Artists, San Francisco Art Association. Henry Doane began exhibiting his watercolor paintings in the 1940s. He also worked as a commercial display artist in San Francisco for many years, served as the president of the Society of Western Artists and taught watercolor painting.

Biographical information:
Interview with Henry Doane, 1983.
Biography courtesy of California Watercolors 1850-1970,
©2002 Hillcrest Press, Inc.
CaliforniaWatercolor.com

Education
He studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, and the Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design in San Francisco, and he had private lessons with Charles Horton, Otis Sheppard, and John Gerrity.

Career
He worked for over 40 years in display advertising, retiring in 1969, but during this time, he did fine-art painting. He was President of the Society of Western Artists and taught watercolor painting, which he began exhibiting in the 1940s. He exhibited at the Oakland Museum, DeYoung Museum, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Crocker Gallery in Stockton, Saint Mary's Gallery, Richmond Art Center and the Northwood Gallery in Midland, Michigan.

From 1952 to 1979, he led watercolor workshops in Virginia City, Nevada, and for many years served as juror for art shows.

Source:
https://prabook.com/web/henry.doane/2346191

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