Grant Reynard

Grant Tyson Reynard
BornOctober 20, 1887
DiedAugust 13, 1968
EducationArt Institute of Chicago
Occupation(s)Painter, etcher, lithographer and illustrator
SpouseGwendolyn Crawford
Children2 daughters

Grant Reynard (October 20, 1887 - August 13, 1968) was an American painter, etcher, lithographer and illustrator.

Life

Reynard was born on October 20, 1887, in Grand Island, Nebraska.[1][2] He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago.[3]

Reynard became a painter, etcher and lithographer in New Jersey.[3][4] He drew illustrations for Redbook, The Saturday Evening Post, Harper's Bazaar, Collier's and Cosmopolitan.[5] He was the president of the Montclair Art Museum, and a member of the National Academy of Design and the American Watercolor Society.[3][4]

Reynard married Gwendolyn Crawford, and they had two daughters.[4] He died on August 13, 1968, in Leonia, New Jersey.[1][2] His work can be seen at the Museum of Nebraska Art,[1] the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,[6] the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[7] the National Gallery of Art,[8] and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Grant Reynard". Museum of Nebraska Art. 29 June 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Grant Reynard". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Grant Reynard Succumbs At 80". The Montclair Times. Montclair, New Jersey. August 15, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved April 29, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c "Grant Reynard, 81, Illustrator, Painter, Lecturer, From Leonia". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. August 14, 1968. p. 39. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Death Told of Artist G. T. Reynard". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. August 15, 1968. p. 23. Retrieved April 29, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grant T. Reynard". Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. 21 September 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "Grant Tyson Reynard". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "Grant Tyson Reynard". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved May 2, 2019.