Homer O. Hacker Watercolor Painting of a Chapel

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A signed watercolor painting of a country chapel by Ohio artist Homer O Hacker. This painting depicts a chapel along a rural road beside a cemetery. The artist has used delicate washes of transparent color for atmospheric effect. The painting is signed to the right in red ink. This piece is presented in brown and black, behind glass, and in a black composite frame. The verso of this piece is equipped to hang.

Hacker was born on June 14, 1917-2014, Dayton, Ohio. Studied at The Dayton Art Institute, 1929-35. Graduated from Ohio University 1939 BA, cum laude. Art Director/Chief Photographer, Dayton Daily News, 1945-57. Began teaching in ’65, and conducts watercolor workshops in portraiture, landscape and general design. Hacker works mainly in transparent watercolor, has a broad knowledge of many media. He has judged many regional and national art shows, including the Space Coast International show in Florida, 1978. He has had 28 one- artist shows throughout the U.S. His work is in the permanent collections of The Charles and Emma Frye Museum in Seattle, the Zanesville Art Museum, and the White House Historical Association. In 2001 his painting was selected for the April page of the White House Calendar.

Dimensions

- visible image measures 20.25"W x 13.75"H

Item #

17CIN538-011