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2 unusual facts about E. Irving Couse


E. Irving Couse

He went to Paris, where he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and Académie Julian under William-Adolphe Bouguereau.

His works won recognition and numerous awards from such institutions as the following: the Paris Salon, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Academy of Design (Altman prize, 1916); and the Salmagundi Club (Isidor prize, 1917).


Leon Gaspard

Gaspard found artistic success in Taos, which became an international art center during his lifetime, due to the presence of contemporary painters such as Joseph Henry Sharp and E. Irving Couse, and the founding of the Taos Society of Artists.


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