Artist

Henry Gasser

born, Newart, NJ 1909-died 1981
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Henry Martin Gasser, 1959, © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum J0001637
Also known as
  • Henry Martin Gasser
Born
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Biography

Painter, teacher and writer. A native of Newark, N.J., Gasser studied at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art and served as its director from 1946–54. He wrote Oil Paintings: Methods and Demonstrations (1953), Techniques of Painting the Waterfront (1959) and Techniques of Picture Making (1963).

Joan Stahl American Artists in Photographic Portraits from the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection (Washington, D.C. and Mineola, New York: National Museum of American Art and Dover Publications, Inc., 1995)

Works by this artist (4 items)

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Maquette for Entrance Lobby Screen
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painted and stained wood, string and metal
Not on view
Harry Bertoia, #1260, ca. 1940s, monotype on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of B. Valentiner Bertoia, 1988.37.2
#1260
Artist
Dateca. 1940s
monotype on paper
Not on view
Harry Bertoia, Sculpture Group Symbolizing World's Communication in the Atomic Age, 1959, brazed and welded brass and bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Zenith Corporation, 1979.107A-D
Sculpture Group Symbolizing World’s Communication in the…
Artist
Date1959
brazed and welded brass and bronze
Not on view
Harry Bertoia, #1117, ca. 1954-1956, monotype on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of B. Valentiner Bertoia, 1988.37.1
#1117
Artist
Dateca. 1954-1956
monotype on paper
Not on view