The Vesper George School of Art was a school in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, founded in 1924 and closed in 1983.

History

The school namesake and founder was (1865–1934) a painter, born in Boston. The campus had been located at 44 Saint Botolph Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

For many years the school contributed to the Boston art community, training many talented artists, many of whom are still active in both commercial art and fine arts. In addition to training artists, it served to allow many artists to maintain a living as instructors while they were building their careers.

Alumni

The school's alumni include:

  • Charlie Carroll, Lithographer, Etcher, Photographer.
  • Bob Bolling, writer and illustrator for Archie Comics. Well-known for his work on Little Archie.
  • Al Capp, cartoonist, comic-book artist, he only attended briefly.
  • Amy Dacyczyn, writer and illustrator for The Tightwad Gazette
  • Anne Carleton, painter
  • Ernie Coombs, CBC's Mr Dressup
  • Bill Everett, comic-book artist, creator of the Sub-Mariner
  • Vernon Grant, comic-book writer-artist, The Love Rangers
  • , American painter and faculty member at Vesper George
  • Henry E McDaniel, watercolor artist
  • Paul McCobb, furniture designer
  • Robert McCloskey, children's book author and illustrator, Make Way for Ducklings
  • Whit Vye, art director at AEP for My Weekly Reader
  • Francis Sumner Merritt, painter, printmaker.
  • Jan Miner, actress, "Madge" in Palmolive TV commercials
  • , New England painter
  • , New England painter.
  • Gale Fulton Ross, American visual artist
  • John Terelak, Impressionist painter
  • Sam Petrucci, Radio operator, Illustrator, Designer, Painter

References

  • Vesper George Alumni website
  • Vesper George School of Art catalog..WebCitation archive.