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Biography
Robert William
Addison [1924-1988] Originally from
Boise, Idaho, Robert Addison launched his artistic career during a tour
with the army in World War II when the Red Cross exhibited a group of
his watercolors. After the war, he attended the Art Institute of
Chicago and later supported himself as an industrial illustrator.
As an artist,
his chief concern was the disappearance of "Americana", buildings like main
street shop fronts and 19th and early 20th century residences, and
these became the subject of his paintings. These works were
particularly noteworthy for his handling of the "fall of light and
shadow," as is evident in this particular piece.
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