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Julian Onderdonk was born in [[San Antonio, Texas]] to [[Robert Jenkins Onderdonk]], a painter, and Emily Gould Onderdonk. He was raised in South Texas and was an enthusiastic sketcher and painter. He attended the [[West Texas Military Academy]], graduating in 1900. |
Julian Onderdonk was born in [[San Antonio, Texas]] to [[Robert Jenkins Onderdonk]], a painter, and Emily Gould Onderdonk. He was raised in South Texas and was an enthusiastic sketcher and painter. He attended the [[West Texas Military Academy]], graduating in 1900. |
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At 19, with the help of a generous neighbor, Julian left Texas in order to study with the renowned [[American Impressionism|American Impressionist]] [[William Merritt Chase]]. Julian's father, Robert, has also once studied with Chase. Julian spent the summer of 1901 on [[Long Island]] at Chase's [[Shinnecock School of Art]]. He studied with Chases for a couple of years and then moved to [[New York City]] to attempt to make a living as an eu plain aire artist. While in New York he met and married Gertrude Shipman and they soon had a son. |
At 19, with the help of a generous neighbor, Julian left Texas in order to study with the renowned [[American Impressionism|American Impressionist]] [[William Merritt Chase]]. Julian's father, Robert, has also once studied with Chase. Julian spent the summer of 1901 on [[Long Island]] at Chase's [[Shinnecock School of Art]]. He studied with Chases for a couple of years and then moved to [[New York City]] to attempt to make a living as an eu plain aire artist. While in New York he met and married Gertrude Shipman and they soon had a son. |
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Julian Onderdonk (July 30, 1882–October 27, 1922) was a Texan Impressionist painter, often called "the father of Texas painting."
Biography
Julian Onderdonk was born in San Antonio, Texas to Robert Jenkins Onderdonk, a painter, and Emily Gould Onderdonk. He was raised in South Texas and was an enthusiastic sketcher and painter. He attended the West Texas Military Academy, graduating in 1900.
At 19, with the help of a generous neighbor, Julian left Texas in order to study with the renowned American Impressionist William Merritt Chase. Julian's father, Robert, has also once studied with Chase. Julian spent the summer of 1901 on Long Island at Chase's Shinnecock School of Art. He studied with Chases for a couple of years and then moved to New York City to attempt to make a living as an eu plain aire artist. While in New York he met and married Gertrude Shipman and they soon had a son.
President George W. Bush decorated the Oval Office with three of Onderdonk's paintings.[1] The Dallas Museum of Art has several rooms dedicated exclusively to Onderdonk's work.
References
- ^ George W. Bush, Decision Points, London: Virgin Books, 2010, p. 107
External links
- [1] Texas Bluebonnet Painters Web Site
Paintings
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Dawn in the Hills
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