Roger Wilson Dennis

Roger Wilson Dennis (1902–1996) was an American artist whose art was informed by the American Impressionism practiced by the Lyme Art Colony and the art of the French Impressionists.[1] A prolific painter, he concentrated mainly on natural scenes. Dennis was born in Norwich, Connecticut.[2] He was head of the Conservation Department at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum at Connecticut College. His work is held in the collection of the Florence Griswold Museum.[3]

Further reading

  • Shippee, Patricia M. (1999). "Nature's Palette: The Roger W. Dennis Impressionist Garden". Distinguished Artists Series. Traditional Fine Arts Organization. Retrieved 10 December 2019.

References

  1. ^ Mayer, Lance; Myers, Gay (1993). "Understanding the Techniques of American Tonalist and Impressionist Painters". Journal of the American Institute for Conservation. 32 (2): 129–139. doi:10.2307/3179705. JSTOR 3179705.
  2. ^ "Roger Wilson DENNIS (1902-1996)". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "Artists in the Collection". Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-07-11.


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