Diskussion:George Petty

Erziehung

George was not a particularly good student in high school. He spent a great deal of time on extracurricular activities instead of schoolwork, and just barely squeezed through. His artistic bent first became obvious during his high school education, where he was the staff artist for the school newspaper.

During his high school years, George enrolled in evening classes at Chicago's Art Institute. Also during his high school years, George displayed his business acumen. He set up his own art course, charging classmates $5.00 per session.

During his summers, George worked in his father's photo shop, where he learned how to use an airbrush.

After his graduation from high school, George studied art at the Académie Julian. He stayed there, studying with Jean-Paul Laurens and others, until 1916, when World War I caused Joseph P. Herrick, ambassador at that time, to order all Americans to return home.

künstlerischer Einfluß

George Petty never discussed in detail those artists that influenced him, other than J. C. Leyendecker (an artist for The Saturday Evening Post during George's high school days) for his interpretation of men, Coles Phillips for his technique, and Maxfield Parrish for his use of light. However, it can be inferred from his later work that other influences included those artists who were extermely popular in Paris at the time, such as Alfons Mucha, George Barbier, and Russell Flint.