George Charles Aid
| George Charles Aid | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1872 Quincy, Illinois |
| Died |
1938 Tryon, North Carolina |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | St Louis School of Fine Arts - Académie Julian |
| Known for | Painting, etching |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Orr |
| Awards | Silver Medal St. Louis fair |
George Charles Aid or George Aid (1872 – 1938) born in Quincy, Illinois, was an American painter, etcher and teacher known for portrait, landscape and genre painting.[1]Aid was active in France, the Netherlands and The Carolinas.
Biography
George Charles Aid studied at the school of Fine Art in St. Louis and started working as an illustrator for various St. Louis newspapers. In 1899 he was granted a scholarship to travel and study in Paris, France. He registered at the Académie Julian and started working under Jean-Paul Laurens and Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant as well as with Lucien Simon and Charles Cottet at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. He exhibited his work in art venues in France and the USA and won a silver medal at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair .
In 1906 the Swedish government purchased Aid's painting shown at the Paris Salon, Aid was also invited to show his etching work along with Clarence Gagnon, Huc-Mazelet Luquiens, and Herman Armour Webster, his work was reviewed by art critics such as Charles DeKay.[2]
Aid stayed in France for fifteen years, meeting other American artists like Richard E. Miller or Frederick Carl Frieseke but more importantly a young music student from South Carolina who became his wife in 1910. The couple moved to Italy.[3]
World War I having started, they are back in the United States. In 1920, they settled in Tryon, North Carolina where, like in Europe, they were able to find both a vineyard and an artistic colony. During the 1920s, George Charles Aid became a reputable artist by teaching the art of etching and doing portraits of prominent people of the Carolinas. He was also commissioned to paint The Baptism of Virginia Dare commemorating early North Carolina history, the painting was later donated to the Mint Museum in Charlotte.[4][5]
George Charles Aid died in Tryon in 1938 and rests in Silver Brook Cemetery in Anderson, South Carolina.[6]
Collections
- Asheville Art Museum [7]
- Smithsonian American Art Museum[8]
- Metropolitan Museum of Art [9]
- Art Institute of Chicago [10]
- The Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte
- National Gallery of Art[11]
- Tryon’s History Museum
- Lanier Library.[12]
- The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, South Carolina [13]
- Springville Museum of Art [14]
- City Art Museum of Saint Louis [15]
References
- ↑ Benezit Dictionary of Artists
- ↑ Etchings by George C harles Aid on bibliotheque-numerique.inha.fr
- ↑ The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 21: Art and Architecture
- ↑ ashevilleart.org, Mary Adams
- ↑ Scenic Impressions: Southern Interpretations from The Johnson Collection
- ↑ Find a grave
- ↑ Ashevilleart.org
- ↑ Americanart.si.edu
- ↑ Metmuseum.org
- ↑ Artic.edu
- ↑ Nga.gov
- ↑ Found a grave
- ↑ thejohnsoncollection.org
- ↑ smoma.org
- ↑ Jstor.org
External links
- George Charles Aid on Artnet
- George Charles Aid on Mutual Art
- George Charles Aid on Europeana.eu
- George Charles Aid on The atticphantom