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Daniel Garber | Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber (1880-1958) was an American painter and member of the art colony at New Hope, Pennsylvania.
He is best known today for his large impressionist scenes of the New Hope area, in which he often depicted the Delaware River.
He also painted figurative interior works and excelled at etching.

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

In addition to his painting career, Garber taught art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for over forty years.
Garber was born on April 11, 1880 in North Manchester, Indiana.
He studied art at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia from 1899-1905.
During this time Garber met and married his wife, Mary Franklin, who was also an art student.

In the tradition of many American artists, Garber and his wife traveled to Europe to complete his art education.
Returning to America in 1907, on the advice of artist William Langson Lathrop he settled at Cuttalossa just downriver from Lumberville, Pennsylvania, six miles up the Delaware River from New Hope.

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Like most impressionist painters, Garber painted landscapes en plein air, directly from nature.
He exhibited his works nationwide and earned numerous awards, including a Gold medal at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915) in San Francisco, California.
He was elected a member of the National Academy of Design in 1913.

Garber died on July 5, 1958, after falling from a ladder at his studio.
Today, Garber's paintings are considered by collectors and art historians to be among the finest works produced from the New Hope art colony.
His paintings are owned by major museums including the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC, and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Daniel Garber (North Manchester, 11 aprile 1880 – Cuttalossa, 5 luglio 1958) è stato un pittore Statunitense membro della colonia d'arte di New Hope, in Pennsylvania.
Oggi è noto soprattutto per le sue grandi scene impressioniste della zona di New Hope, in cui spesso rappresentava il fiume Delaware.
Dipinse anche opere figurative per interni ed eccelleva nell'incisione.
Oltre alla sua carriera pittorica, Garber ha insegnato arte alla Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts per oltre quarant'anni.

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Garber è nato l'11 aprile 1880 a North Manchester, nell'Indiana.
Ha studiato arte alla Art Academy of Cincinnati ed alla Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts di Filadelfia dal 1899 al 1905.
Durante questo periodo Garber incontrò e sposò sua moglie, Mary Franklin, che era anche una studentessa d'arte.

Nella tradizione di molti artisti americani, Garber e sua moglie hanno viaggiato in Europa per completare la sua educazione artistica.
Ritornato in America nel 1907, su consiglio dell'artista William Langson Lathrop si stabilì a Cuttalossa (Comune di Solebury, Contea di Bucks) appena a valle di Lumberville, in Pennsylvania, a sei miglia dal fiume Delaware da New Hope.

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Come la maggior parte dei pittori impressionisti, Garber dipinse paesaggi en plein air, direttamente dalla natura.
Espone le sue opere a livello nazionale ed ottiene numerosi riconoscimenti, tra cui una medaglia d'oro all'Esposizione internazionale Panama-Pacifico (1915) a San Francisco, in California.
Fu eletto membro della National Academy of Design nel 1913.

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter

Garber morì il 5 luglio 1958, dopo essere caduto da una scala nel suo studio.
Oggi, i dipinti di Garber sono considerati da collezionisti e storici dell'arte tra le migliori opere prodotte dalla colonia di New Hope.
I suoi dipinti sono di proprietà di importanti musei tra cui lo Smithsonian American Art Museum a Washington, DC, l'Art Institute di Chicago ed il Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Tra gli allievi di Garber si ricordano Delle Miller e Walter Stuempfig.

Daniel Garber 1880-1958 | American Impressionist painter