Artist

George Elbert Burr

born Monroe Falls, OH 1859-died Phoenix, AZ 1939
Also known as
  • George Burr
Born
Monroe Falls, Ohio, United States
Died
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Active in
  • Denver, Colorado, United States
Biography

George Elbert Burr worked as an illustrator for several New York magazines: Harper's, Cosmopolitan, and Frank Leslie's Weekly Newspaper. His work for Leslie's allowed him to travel coast to coast in America, indulging his passion for landscapes. Burr set out on a European journey in 1896, and traveled for almost five years. Bay at Nevin, Wales [SAAM, 1983.83.188] was painted during this time. After his travels, Burr moved to Colorado and later Arizona, and made prints depicting the monumental deserts and mountains of the American Southwest.

Tiffany Farrell "Experience the Best of Wales!," 1001 Days and Nights of American Art Web site, entry for August 3, 2002 (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2002).

Works by this artist (8 items)

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Blanche Grambs, Miners Going to Work, n.d., aquatint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.104
Miners Going to Work
Artist
Daten.d.
aquatint
Not on view
Blanche Grambs, Mother, 1936, 1936, etching and aquatint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.102
Mother, 1936
Artist
Date1936
etching and aquatint
Not on view
Blanche Grambs, Design Steel, n.d., etching and aquatint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.101
Design Steel
Artist
Daten.d.
etching and aquatint
Not on view
Blanche Grambs, Workers Homes, ca. 1935-1940, etching and aquatint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1973.19.3
Workers Homes
Artist
Dateca. 1935-1940
etching and aquatint
Not on view