biografía de Victor HIGGINS (1884-1949)

Lugar de nacimiento: Shelbyville, IN

Lugar de defunción: Taos, NM

Direcciones: Chicago, IL; Taos, NM

Profesión: Painter

Estudios: Chicago Acad. FA; AIC; Acad. de la Grande Chaumière with René Ménard and Lucine Simon; Robert Henri; with Haas von Hyeck in Munich.

Exposiciones: Corcoran Gal., 1916-39 (9 times); PAFA, 1916-24, 1930-32, 1935; Chicago SA, 1917 (med.); CI; Palette & Chisel Club, 1914 (prize); Chicago Municipal AL, 1915 (med.); NAD, 1918 (prize), 1927 (prize), 1932 (prize); Municipal AL, 1915 (prize); AIC, 1915 (prize), 1916 (prize), 1917 (med.), 1928 (med.), 1932 (gold); S. Indp. A., 1927; abroad.

Asociaciones: ANA, 1921; NA, 1935; Taos SA, 1917; Cliff Dwellers; Commission for Encouragement of Local Arts, Chicago

Obra: AIC; PAFA; Terre Haute AA; Santa Fe Railroad; Union League Club; Des Moines Assn. FA; LACMA; Gilcrease Inst.; Mus. New Mexico; CGA

Comentarios: Early Taos painter of Indians and New Mexico genre. Settled in Taos in 1914, while retaining a second home in Chicago. Position: teacher, Chicago Acad. FA, 1940. Higgins left a varied body of work in still life, figure painting and landscape. His first name, not used, was actually William.

Fuentes: WW47; P&H Samuels, 224; Sotheby's, The American West: the John F. Eulich Collection," May 20, 1998; Eldredge, et al., Art in New Mexico, 1900-1945, 198; Falk, Exh. Record Series.

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