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| Samuel
B. Pratt 1903- |
| SAMUEL B. PRATT WAS BORN IN UNISON, VIRGINIA, MAY 28, 1903, STUDIED 4 YEARS UNDER EUGENIE DE LAND SAUGSTAD AND ALEXIUS MANNY. 1919 TO 1934 WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF ART 4 YEARS UNDER WILL H. CHANDLEE 1923 THROUGH 1926; CORCORAN SCHOOL OF ART 1927 THROUGH 1930 UNDER EUGEN WEISZ, BURTIS BAKER AND RICHARD MERRYMAN. STUDIED OUTDOOR PAINTING UNDER EUGEN WEISZ AND GARNET JEX 1931 TO 1934. SPECIAL COURSE IN SCULPTURE IN 1941 UNDER HEINZ WARNEKE. ALSO SPECIAL CLASSES UNDER RICHARD LAHEY AND WEISZ. REPRESENTED IN THE PEPSI-COLA SHOW OF 1946. ALSO IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE CORCORAN ART GALLERY WHERE HIS PAINTING ENTITLED "MOONLIGHT" IS DISPLAYED. AMONG THE COLLECTORS OF PAINTINGS OF SAMUEL B. PRATT ARE THE FOLLOWING: FATHER WALSH, MRS. JUNIS P. MORGAN RICHARD LAHEY, BURTIS BAKER, AND EUGEN WEISZ, AS WELL AS WELL AS 34 OTHER WELL KNOWN ARTIST. ONE MAN SHOW AT THE CORCORAN ART GALLERY IN 1946, WHERE MR. PRATT'S SHOW OF 48 PAINTINGS WERE ALL SOLD. BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND FOR MR. PRATT'S WORKS 25 ADDITIONAL PAINTINGS WERE ADDED TO THE SHOW AND ALSO WERE SOLD. FIRST PRIZE IN PENN. ART FAIR IN 1971. BEST IN FINCASTLE, VIRGINIA, 1974; SECOND PRIZE IN WATER COLOR IN HOT SPRINGS, VIRGINIA, 1974; FIRST PRIZE IN OILS IN BUENA VISTA, VIRGINIA, 1975. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE HONORS THAT HE HAS RECEIVED. |
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Ca. 1950 |
"Autumn Reflection" |
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Dated: 1984 |
Dated: 1989 |
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Dated: 1989 |
Dated:1989 |
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"The Blue House" |
Dated: 1985 |
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